Ox Bezoars and the Materiality of Heian-period Therapeutics
This article addresses the issue of sacred materiality by exploring the production, extraction, and circulation of ox bezoars in the late Heian period. Bezoar, a highly-valued concretion found in the stomachs of bovines, was renowned for its healing properties and employed by Daigoji ritualists as p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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| In: |
Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 227-268 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Bezoars
/ Cattle
/ Symbolism
/ Ethnic medicine
/ Birth
/ History 800-1300
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism KBM Asia TE Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Medical Practice B Bezoars B Religious Studies B Gem stones B Religious rituals B Medical Treatment B Talismans B Personal empowerment B Childbirth |
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