Amidaji: Emperor Antoku's Mortuary Temple and its Culture

Author:   Naoko Gunji
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   21
ISBN:  

9789004512528


Publication Date:   12 December 2022
Format:   Hardback
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This book reconstructs the art, architecture, and rituals of a now-lost Buddhist temple, Amidaji in the Japanese city of Shimonoseki. By exploring artistic, literary, religious, political, and ideological contexts, it reveals a carefully crafted program of visual culture for the salvation of the victims of the tragic Genpei War (1180–1185), among whom the child-emperor Antoku.

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Author:   Naoko Gunji
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   21
Weight:   1.060kg
ISBN:  

9789004512528


ISBN 10:   9004512527
Publication Date:   12 December 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Naoko Gunji, Ph.D. (2007), University of Pittsburgh, is Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She has published articles on the history of Japanese art and material culture including “Heike Paintings in the Early Edo Period: Edification and Ideology for Elite Men and Women” (Archives of Asian Art, 2017).

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