The Discipline of Writing: Scribes and Purity in Eighth-Century Japan
This article focuses on ritualized scribal practices in eighth-century Japan. It uses colophons, scriptorium documents, and narrative tales to explore how sutra copyists upheld vegetarian diets, performed ablutions, wore ritual garments, and avoided contact with pollutants stemming from death and il...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Nanzan Institute
[2012]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2012, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 201-239 |
| Further subjects: | B
Ritual baths
B Tales B Sacred Texts B Buddhism B Meats B Monks B Scribes |
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