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

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ama, Michihiro, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Buddhism in literature.
Buddhism and literature--Japan.
Buddhism and literature.
Buddhist literature--History and criticism.
Buddhist literature.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (356 pages) : illustrations
Place of Publication:
Albany, New York State : State University of New York Press, [2021]
Summary:
"Argues that the role of Buddhism in modern Japanese prose literature has been significantly overlooked"-- Provided by publisher.
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.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781438481432
1438481438

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