Buddhist materiality : a cultural history of objects in Japanese Buddhism 9780804756822, 0804756821

A cultural history of Japanese women's language 1929280394, 2006049251

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Civilization, A History of the World in 1000 Objects 9780241440575

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A History of Gardening in 50 Objects 9780750991889

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Critical Buddhism: Engaging With Modern Japanese Buddhist Thought 1409417980, 9781409417989, 9781409418009

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the relative calm world of Japanese Buddhist scholarship was thrown into chaos with t

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Moving Objects: A Cultural History of Emotive Design 9781350088610, 9781350088627, 9781350088634

Moving Objects deals with emotive design: designed objects that demand to be engaged with rather than simply used. If po

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A History of Japanese Theatre 1107034248, 9781107034242

Japan boasts one of the world's oldest, most vibrant and most influential performance traditions. This accessible a

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General Buddhism - Beyond Belief A Buddhist Critique of Fundamental Christianity 0-646-21211-7

During the Buddha's time, as now people were and are contused by the myriad religious beliefs expounded by differen

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A History of Chinese Buddhist Faith and Life 9004431772, 9789004431775

This book is a study of the formation and the practice of Buddhist canons and an attempt to present as fully as possible

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Buddha in the Marketplace: The Commodification of Buddhist Objects in Tibet 0813943183, 9780813943183

Addressing the various societal and religious ramifications of these commercial practices, Catanese illustrates how such

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Buddhism and Iconoclasm in East Asia: A History 1441145095, 9781441145093

This is a cross-cultural study of the multifaceted relations between Buddhism, its materiality, and instances of religio

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