Transforming the void
embryological discourse and reproductive imagery in East Asian religions
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Word Count
144,500 words, Guess
Page Count
578 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL30398871M
- ISBN-139789004300675
- OCLC Control Number976465161
- Library of Congress Control Number2015031140
Classifications
- DDC202/.2
- LCCBL65.S4 T73 2015
- LCCBL65.S4T73 2015
Description
Embryological Discourse and Reproductive Imagery in East Asian Religions considers paths to self-cultivation and salvation that are patterned on human embryological development or procreative imagery in the religions of China and Japan. Focusing on Taoism, Esoteric Buddhism, Shinto, Shugendō, and local religious traditions, the contributors to the volume provide new insight into how the body's generative processes are harnessed as powerful metaphors for spiritual attainment. This volume offers an in-depth examination of the religious dimensions of embryology and reproductive imagery, topics that have been hitherto solely approached through the lens of the history of medicine. Contributors include: Brigitte Baptandier, Catherine Despeux, Grégoire Espesset, Christine Mollier, Fabrizio Pregadio, Dominic Steavu, Lucia Dolce, Bernard Faure, Iyanaga Nobumi, Anna Andreeva, Kigensan Licha, Gaynor Sekimori.
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Series Statement
- Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series -- VOLUME 16
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