Charisma and Community Formation in Medieval Japan: The Case of the Yugyo-Ha (1300-1700) by S.A. Thornton

Cornell East Asia

Charisma and Community Formation in Medieval Japan: The Case of the Yugyo-Ha (1300-1700)

S.A. Thornton

312 pages paperback

2 editions

nonfiction history religion informative medium-paced
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The Yugyō-ha achieved success by basing its religious authority on a combination of Pure Land mysticism and the practices of fundraising hijiri. Between 1300 and 1700, the Pure Land Buddhist religious order known as the Ippen school Yugyō-ha (late...

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