ISBN |
9004512527 (hardcover) |
9789004512528 (hardcover) |
Author |
Gunji, Naoko |
Title |
Amidaji : Emperor Antoku's mortuary temple and its culture / by Naoko Gunji |
Publisher |
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023 |
Physical desc. |
xiii, 347 pages ; illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, plans, genealogical tables, portraits ; 26 cm. |
Series |
Japanese visual culture 21 |
Note |
Includes an abbreviated genealogical table of the Taira, the imperial family, and the regental family. |
Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-333) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Historical background: the rise and fall of the Taira clan -- Amidaji as a mortuary site and the pacification of spirits -- The lost temple complex of Amidaji: its architecture and rituals -- Portraits of Antoku and the Taira -- Illustrated story of Emperor Antoku -- Etoki ritual of the spirit hall -- Epilogue. |
Person as subject |
Antoku -- Emperor of Japan -- 1178-1185 |
Taira family |
Subject |
Buddhist art -- Japan -- Shimonoseki-shi |
Art -- Japan -- Shimonoseki-shi |
Buddhist architecture -- Japan |
Japan -- History -- Heian period, 794-1185 |