The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten

A Study of the Evolution and Impact of her Cult on the Japanese Warrior

David A. Hall (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

344 Seiten

2013
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-25010-9 (ISBN)

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In The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten, David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Mārīcī, its evolution, and its efficacy and psychological impact on the Japanese warrior.

In The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten, David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Mārīcī; its evolution in India, China, and Japan; its texts and their audience; its rituals; and, finally, its efficacy as experienced by the Japanese warrior class—the bushi or samurai.

In examining the psychological effects of these rituals on the Japanese warrior this volume moves beyond a narrowly focused examination of a religious cult. David A. Hall convincingly explains how these rituals aimed at preparing the warrior for combat and acted as an antidote for the toxicity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when the warrior returned from the battlefield.

David A. Hall, Ph.D. (1990), U.C. Berkeley, is Professor and Director of the CyberWatch Center at Montgomery College, MD. He has published translations and articles on Japanese Buddhist and warrior culture including An Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts (Kodansha, 2012).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.9.2013
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	691 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
ISBN-10	90-04-25010-7 / 9004250107
ISBN-13	978-90-04-25010-9 / 9789004250109
Zustand	Neuware