The Culture of Secrecy in Japanese Religion

ISBN-13: 9780415546898 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 420 str.

Scheid Bernhard

Opis

This fascinating collection traces the secret characteristics and practices in Japanese religion and analyzes the decline of religious esotericism in Japan. The contributors examine the impact of Esoteric Buddhism on Japanese culture, exploring its centrality to Japan's 'culture of secrecy'.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Japan's Medieval Culture of Secrecy  Part 1: Prologue  2. Secrets, Secrecy, and the Study of Religions  3. The Problem of Secrecy in Indian Tantric Buddhism  4. Myth and Secrecy in Tang-Period Tantric Buddhism  Part 2: Japan's Medieval Culture of Secrecy  5. Secrecy in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism  6. Reconsidering the Taxonomy of the "Esoteric"  7. Knowing vs. Owning a Secret  8. Secrecy, Sex and Apocrypha  9. Esotericism in Noh Commentaries and Plays  10. The Elephant in the Room  11. Myths, Rites, and Icons  12. Two Modes of Secrecy  Part 3: The Demise of Secrecy  13. When Secrecy Ends  14. Hiding the Shoguns  15. "Esoteric" and "Public"