Ōjōyōshū, Nihon Ōjō Gokuraku-ki, and the Construction of Pure Land Discourse in Heian Japan

The place of narrative in organizing our experience in the world has been the topic of much discussion in recent years. This paper starts from the position developed by the psychologist Jerome Bruner, who argues that there are two distinct modes of thought, the paradigmatic (or logico-scientific) an...

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Main Author: Rhodes, Robert F. 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2007]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 249-270
Further subjects:B Written narratives
B Monks
B Narrative modes
B Religious Studies
B Pure Land Buddhism
B Dharma
B Nuns
B Hell
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