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| The “Famous Places” of Japanese Buddhism: Representations of Urban Temple Life in Early Modern Guidebooks | ||
| 作者 | Bond, Kevin (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses |
| 卷期 | v.43 n.2 |
| 出版日期 | 2014.06 |
| 頁次 | 228 - 242 |
| 出版者 | Sage Publications Ltd. |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.uk.sagepub.com |
| 出版地 | London, UK [倫敦, 英國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author Affiliation: Department of Religious Studies, University of Regina, Canada |
| 關鍵詞 | Edo Buddhism; meisho; guidebooks; temple culture; commercialism; recreation; engi |
| 摘要 | This paper examines the commercial and recreational cultures of the urban Buddhist temple during Japan’s Edo or early modern period (1603–1868) as depicted in popular guidebooks to famous places (meisho ki). Encouraged by advances in travel and communication, and a vibrant bourgeois culture, meisho guidebooks presented religious sites to the common public not as static, immobile spaces catering only to otherworldly spiritual concerns, but as open and elastic geographies simultaneously offering immediate material rewards and leisurely and commercial attractions to visitors. As unique media of local religion, guidebooks reflect how the reputation and allure of popular Buddhist temples among the general public were driven by the commodification of local legends and objects of worship, as well as material pleasures of religious spaces. This paper argues the importance of guidebooks in the production of public knowledge and expectation about religious sites in early modern Japan. These guides reveal material concerns and entertainment not as having been antithetical to the operation of Buddhist institutions, but rather as supports for the spread of Buddhist teachings and popularization of deity worship among the urban populace. |
| 目次 | Abstract Introduction Edo Guidebooks: Early Modern Temple PR Temples as Amusement Districts Propagation and Commerce The Narita meisho zue Concluding Remarks Notes References |
| ISSN | 00084298 (P); 20420587 (E) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0008429814526141 |
| 點閱次數 | 138 |
| 建檔日期 | 2023.07.07 |
| 更新日期 | 2023.07.07 |
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