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