Writing and renunciation in medieval Japan : the works of the poet-priest Kamo no Chōmei / Rajyashree Pandey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pandey, Rajyashree, 1953-

Series:

Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies ; 21.

Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies ; 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kamo, Chōmei, 1153?-1216?--Criticism and interpretation.

Kamo, Chōmei.

Kamo, Chōmei, 1153?-1216?.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xi, 197 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, MI : Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan, 1998.

Summary:

This is the first monograph-length study in English of Kamo no Cho ̄mei, one of the most important literary figures of medieval Japan. Drawing upon a wide range of writings in a variety of genres from the Heian and Kamakura periods, Pandey shows how the terms kyo ̄gen kigo (wild words and fancy phrases), sho ̄ji soku nehan (samsara is nirvana), ho ̄ben (expedient means), and suki (single-minded devotion to an art) were deployed by writers in an attempt to reconcile literary and artistic activities with a commitment to Buddhism. By locating Cho ̄mei within this broad context, the book offers an original reading of his texts, while at the same time casting light upon intellectual preoccupations that were central to the times.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [184]-192) and index.

ISBN:

0939512866

OCLC:

39007074