Buddhism and the Transformation of Old Age in Medieval Japan
by Edward R. Drott
English | 2016 | ISBN: 0824851501 | 244 Pages | PDF | 14 MB
By tracking the ideological uses of old age in premodern Japan, this work breaks new ground, revealing the role of religion in the construction of generational categories and the ways in which religious ideas and practices can serve not only to naturalize, but also challenge “common sense” about the body.