Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Conventions Introduction Part One. Ritual Practices 1. Merit, Purity, and Ceremony 2. Ritual Compositions Part Two. Organizations 3. Writing Societies 4. Instituting Transcription Part Three. Microhistories 5. Disciplinary Regimes 6. Haunted by Demons, Watched by Kings Epilogue Appendix: Names of the Kōmyōshi/Tōdaiji Scriptorium Bibliography Index About the Author