The awakening of modern Japanese fiction: path literature and an interpretation of Buddhism

A Disciplinary Divide and the Conceptual Framework of the Present Study. Writing Personal Fiction as a Confessional and Religious Practice -- Modern Japanese Writers as Lay Buddhist Practitioners -- Ari no mama as Literary and Buddhist Discourse -- Shin Buddhist Confession and Literary Practice...

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Main Author: Ama, Michihiro (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Albany State University of New York 2021
In:Year: 2021
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Japan / Buddhist literature
Further subjects:B Japanese fiction Taishō period, 1912-1926 History and criticism
B Buddhist literature History and criticism
B Buddhism in literature
B Buddhism and literature (Japan)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:A Disciplinary Divide and the Conceptual Framework of the Present Study. Writing Personal Fiction as a Confessional and Religious Practice -- Modern Japanese Writers as Lay Buddhist Practitioners -- Ari no mama as Literary and Buddhist Discourse -- Shin Buddhist Confession and Literary Practice -- A Shin Buddhist Historical Novel -- The Buddhist Reading of Personal Fiction. Buddhist Words and Buddhist Symbols in Personal Novels -- Literary Representations of Buddhist Funerals -- Conclusion.
"Argues that the role of Buddhism in modern Japanese prose literature has been significantly overlooked"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1438481411