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Transforming the Void: Embryological Discourse and Reproductive Imagery in East Asian Religions
Contributor(s): Andreeva, Steavu

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 ISBN: 9004300678     ISBN-13: 9789004300675
Publisher: Brill
OUR PRICE: $216.60  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Inspirational
- Religion | Faith
- Religion | Eastern
Series: Sir Henry Wellcome Asian
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" L (2.07 lbs) 596 pages
 
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Transforming the Void: Embryological Discourse and Reproductive Imagery in East Asian Religions considers paths to self-cultivation and salvation that are patterned on human embryological development or procreative imagery in the religions of China and Japan.
Focusing on Taoism, Esoteric Buddhism, Shinto, Shugendō, and local religious traditions, the contributors to the volume provide new insight into how the body's generative processes are harnessed as powerful metaphors for spiritual attainment. This volume offers an in-depth examination of the religious dimensions of embryology and reproductive imagery, topics that have been hitherto solely approached through the lens of the history of medicine.
Contributors include: Brigitte Baptandier, Catherine Despeux, Gr goire Espesset, Christine Mollier, Fabrizio Pregadio, Dominic Steavu, Lucia Dolce, Bernard Faure, Iyanaga Nobumi, Anna Andreeva, Kigensan Licha, Gaynor Sekimori.
 
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