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The face of Jizō: image and cult in medieval Japanese Buddhism

The face of Jizō: image and cult in medieval Japanese Buddhism
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ISBN 0824835816 (pbk.)
9780824835811 (pbk.)
Author Glassman, Hank
Title The face of Jizō : image and cult in medieval Japanese Buddhism / [by] Hank Glassman
Publisher Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2012
Physical desc. xii, 292 p., [16] p. of plates ; ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-276) and index.
Contents The iconology of Jizo -- Kasuga, Jizo, and Kamakura Ritsu -- The Jizo dance : ecstasy, possession, and performance -- Stones, fertility, and the unconnected.
Person as subject Kṣitigarbha (Buddhist deity) -- Cult -- Japan
Subject Buddhism -- Japan -- History -- 1185-1600
Buddhist art and symbolism -- Japan
Buddhist dance -- Japan
Idols and images -- Japan -- Worship
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10010886 294.3 GLA
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