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The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten

The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten

Hall, David a.

Hardcover

General Asian HistoryBuddhismGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 9004250107
ISBN13: 9789004250109
Publisher: Brill
Published: Sep 25 2013
Pages: 343
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
In The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten, David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Mārīcī; its evolution in India, China, and Japan; its texts and their audience; its rituals; and, finally, its efficacy as experienced by the Japanese warrior class--the bushi or samurai.

In examining the psychological effects of these rituals on the Japanese warrior this volume moves beyond a narrowly focused examination of a religious cult. David A. Hall convincingly explains how these rituals aimed at preparing the warrior for combat and acted as an antidote for the toxicity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when the warrior returned from the battlefield.

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