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The essays in this volume focus on the historical, institutional, and ritual context of a number of Japanese Buddhist paintings, sculptures, calligraphies, and relics-some celebrated, others long overlooked.

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“This groundbreaking work will change the way in which we study and understand Buddhist images and their functions in Japanese religion and culture. It does an excellent job [including 55 illustrations] of presenting new or little-known material and of contributing a new understanding of familiar material by treating it in an original manner.”—Fabio Rambelli, Sapporo University
"It is a must-read for any scholar of Japanese Buddhist art, doctrine and practice."—H-Net Reviews
"This small volume is one of the best collections to be produced in East Asian studies in the last few years."—Histoire Sociale/Social History

Living Images

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    A Hardback by Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/01/2002
      ISBN13: 9780804739894, 978-0804739894
      ISBN10: 0804739897

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The essays in this volume focus on the historical, institutional, and ritual context of a number of Japanese Buddhist paintings, sculptures, calligraphies, and relics-some celebrated, others long overlooked.

      Trade Review
      “This groundbreaking work will change the way in which we study and understand Buddhist images and their functions in Japanese religion and culture. It does an excellent job [including 55 illustrations] of presenting new or little-known material and of contributing a new understanding of familiar material by treating it in an original manner.”—Fabio Rambelli, Sapporo University
      "It is a must-read for any scholar of Japanese Buddhist art, doctrine and practice."—H-Net Reviews
      "This small volume is one of the best collections to be produced in East Asian studies in the last few years."—Histoire Sociale/Social History

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