Buddhism and Medicine in Japan
A Topical Survey (500-1600 CE) of a Complex Relationship
Series: Religion and Society; 81;
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher De Gruyter
- Date of Publication 20 September 2021
- Number of Volumes Großformatiges Paperback. Klappenbroschur
- ISBN 9783110762952
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages274 pages
- Size 230x155 mm
- Weight 566 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black & white; 7 Illustrations, color; 1 Tables, black & white 239
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Short description:
The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.
MoreLong description:
This book demonstrates the close link between medicine and Buddhism in early and medieval Japan. It may seem difficult to think of Japanese Buddhism as being linked to the realm of medical practices since religious healing is usually thought to be restricted to prayers for divine intervention. There is a surprising lack of scholarship regarding medicinal practices in Japanese Buddhism although an overwhelming amount of primary sources proves otherwise.
A careful re-reading of well-known materials from a study-of-religions perspective, together with in some cases a first-time exploration of manuscripts and prints, opens new views on an understudied field. The book presents a topical survey and comprises chapters on treating sight-related diseases, women?s health, plant-based materica medica and medicinal gardens, and finally horse medicine to include veterinary knowledge.
Terminological problems faced in working on this material ? such as ?religious? or ?magical healing? as opposed to ?secular medicine? ? are assessed. The book suggests focusing more on the plural nature of the Japanese healing system as encountered in the primary sources and reconsidering the use of categories from the European intellectual tradition.
"An important addition to the growing ?religion and medicine?
literature is Katja Triplett?s book, which introduces the
multifaceted interplays of Buddhism and medicine in ancient
and medieval Japan." Lehel Balogh in: Religious Studies Review, 4/2020 More
Buddhism and Medicine in Japan: A Topical Survey (500-1600 CE) of a Complex Relationship
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