Allegories of Desire : Esoteric Literary Commentaries of Medieval Japan
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
ISBN-10
0674009568
ISBN-13
9780674009561
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Imprint
Harvard University, Asia Center
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 30th, 2003
Print length
378 Pages
Weight
658 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 3.20 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
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In medieval Japanese literature, the practices of initiation ceremonies and secret transmissions found in esoteric Buddhism began to be incorporated into the teaching of waka poetry. The main figure in this development was 13th-century poet Fujiwara Tameaki, whose commentaries transformed secular texts into allegories of Buddhist enlightenment.
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