UID:
almahu_9949703940802882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004252660
Series Statement:
Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248632.
Content:
In The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten , David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Mārīcī; its evolution in India, China, and Japan; its texts and their audience; its rituals; and, finally, its efficacy as experienced by the Japanese warrior class-the bushi or samurai. In examining the psychological effects of these rituals on the Japanese warrior this volume moves beyond a narrowly focused examination of a religious cult. David A. Hall convincingly explains how these rituals aimed at preparing the warrior for combat and acted as an antidote for the toxicity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when the warrior returned from the battlefield.
Note:
Preliminary Material -- Introduction: The Buddhist Warrior Goddess -- Mārīcī-The Warrior Goddess in India -- Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Sixth Century) Discourse on the Incantation of the Goddess-Spell Mārīcī -- Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Seventh Century) The Collected Dhāranī-sūtras -- Molizhitian-The Warrior Goddess in China (Eighth-Tenth Centuries) -- Marishiten-The Warrior Goddess in Japan -- Marishiten and the Japanese Warrior -- Reflections on Mārīcī's Significance -- Selected Bibliography -- Indices and Character Glossaries.
Additional Edition:
Print version: The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten: A Study of the Evolution and Impact of her Cult on the Japanese Warrior Leiden, Boston : Global Oriental, 2014, ISBN 9789004250109
Language:
Multiple languages
Subjects:
Theology
