The awakening of modern Japanese fiction path literature and an interpretation of Buddhism / Michihiro Ama.

Author/creator Ama, Michihiro
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York, 2021.
Descriptionxi, 342 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents A Disciplinary Divide and the Conceptual Framework of the Present Study. Writing Personal Fiction as a Confessional and Religious Practice -- Modern Japanese Writers as Lay Buddhist Practitioners -- Ari no mama as Literary and Buddhist Discourse -- Shin Buddhist Confession and Literary Practice -- A Shin Buddhist Historical Novel -- The Buddhist Reading of Personal Fiction. Buddhist Words and Buddhist Symbols in Personal Novels -- Literary Representations of Buddhist Funerals -- Conclusion.
Abstract "Argues that the role of Buddhism in modern Japanese prose literature has been significantly overlooked"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 315-332) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020023297
ISBN9781438481418 (hardcover)
ISBN(ebook)

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