The Karma of Words: Buddhism and the Literary Arts in Medieval Japan 0520056221, 9780520056220

"A masterly book . . . will prove of great assistance to a student of Japanese literature and thought from the elev

295 40 18MB

English Pages 232 [109] Year 1986

Report DMCA / Copyright

DOWNLOAD PDF FILE

Table of contents :
LaFleur, William - The Karma of Words 1
LaFleur, William - The Karma of Words 2
LaFleur again.pdf
LaFleur, William - The Karma of Words 3
LaFleur, William - The Karma of Words 4
Recommend Papers

The Karma of Words: Buddhism and the Literary Arts in Medieval Japan
 0520056221, 9780520056220

  • 0 0 0
  • Like this paper and download? You can publish your own PDF file online for free in a few minutes! Sign Up
File loading please wait...
Citation preview

THE KARMA OF WORDS Buddhism and the Literary Arts in Medieval Japan

William R. LaFleur

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London

CONTENTS PREFACE MAJOR ERAS OF JAPANESE HISTORY

IX

XVI

1. ''FLOATING PHRASES AND FICTIVE UTTERANCES ” : THE RISE AND FALL OF SYMBOLS 2. IN AND OUT THE ROKUDO: KYOKAI AND THE FORMATION OF MEDIEVAL JAPAN 26 3. INNS AND HERMITAGES: THE STRUCTURE OF IMPERMANENCE

60

4. SYMBOL AND YUGEN: SHUNZEI'S USE OF TENDA! BUDDHISM

80

5. CHOMEI AS HERMIT: VIMALAKIRTI IN THE “ HOJO-KI ”

107

6. ZEAMI'S BUDDHISM: COSMOLOGY AND DIALECTIC IN NO DRAMA

116

7. SOCIETY UPSIDE-DOWN: KYOGEN AS SATIRE AND AS RITUAL

133

8. THE POET AS SEER: BASHO LOOKS BACK

149

NOTES

165

JAPANESE NAMES AND TERMS

183

BIBLIOGRAPHY

187

INDEX

197