The “famous places” of Japanese Buddhism: representations of urban temple life in early modern guidebooks
This paper examines the commercial and recreational cultures of the urban Buddhist temple during Japan's Edo or early modern period (1603-1868) as depicted in popular guidebooks to famous places (meisho ki). Encouraged by advances in travel and communication, and a vibrant bourgeois culture, me...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Sage
[2014]
|
| In: |
Studies in religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 228-242 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Guide
/ Atteaction
/ Buddhism
/ Temple
/ Culture
/ Edo period
|
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBM Asia |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (doi) |