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A fascinating look at a Zen convent throughout its history.

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Author:   Sachiko Kaneko Morrell ,  Robert E. Morrell
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780791468272

ISBN 10:   0791468275
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   10 July 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1. Winds of Doctrine: The World of Thought and Feeling in Late Kamakura Japan 2. Muju Ichien's Mirror for Women (Tsuma kagami, 1300): A Buddhist Vernacular Tract of the Late Kamakura Period 3. Abbess Kakusan and the Kamakura Hojo 4. Princess Yodo's Purple-clad Nuns 5. From Sanctuary to Divorce Temple: Abbess Tenshu and the Later Kitsuregawa Administrators 6. Everyday Life at Matesugaoka Tokeiji : Sacred and Secular 7. The ""Divorce Temple"" in Edo Satirical Verse 8. Meiji through Heisei: Tokeiji and Rinzai Zen Continuity Appendixes Chart A.Zen Lineage from Sakyamuni to the Tokeiji Chart B.Kakusan's Relationship to the Hojo and Adachi Families Chart C.From Ashikaga to the Kitsuregawa Administrators Chart D.Relationships in the Tokeiji Succession during the Late Muromachi and Early Edo Periods Chart E.Tokeiji Head Abbesses and Acting Abbesses Notes Annotated Cross-Referenced Index to Major Cited Texts Bibliography Index"

Reviews

This long-awaited tome on Tokeiji through the ages is chock full of witty insights, poetic excerpts, irascible comments, and fascinating information. A delightful read. This cultural history of the famous Tokeiji Convent is rich in detail and generous in providing translations of the prose and poetry speaking to both its Rinzai Zen cult and its popular reputation as a sanctuary for women escaping from abusive marriages. This is engaged scholarship.

This cultural history of the famous Tokeiji Convent is rich in detail and generous in providing translations of the prose and poetry speaking to both its Rinzai Zen cult and its popular reputation as a sanctuary for women escaping from abusive marriages. This is engaged scholarship. This long-awaited tome on Tokeiji through the ages is chock full of witty insights, poetic excerpts, irascible comments, and fascinating information. A delightful read.

This cultural history of the famous Tokeiji Convent is rich in detail and generous in providing translations of the prose and poetry speaking to both its Rinzai Zen cult and its popular reputation as a sanctuary for women escaping from abusive marriages. This is engaged scholarship.

"""This cultural history of the famous Tokeiji Convent is rich in detail and generous in providing translations of the prose and poetry speaking to both its Rinzai Zen cult and its popular reputation as a sanctuary for women escaping from abusive marriages. This is engaged scholarship."" ""This long-awaited tome on Tokeiji through the ages is chock full of witty insights, poetic excerpts, irascible comments, and fascinating information. A delightful read."""

Author Information

Sachiko Kaneko Morrell is retired from her position as East Asian Librarian at Washington University in St. Louis. Robert E. Morrell is Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature and Buddhism at Washington University in St. Louis and the author of Sand and Pebbles (Shasekishu): The Tales of Muju Ichien, A Voice for Pluralism in Kamakura Buddhism, also published by SUNY Press, and Early Kamakura Buddhism: A Minority Report.

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