Faith and power in Japanese Buddhist art, 1600-2005 /

Graham, Patricia Jane.

Faith and power in Japanese Buddhist art, 1600-2005 / Patricia J. Graham. - Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007. - viii, 353 pages : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-338) and index.

Buddhism in the arts of early modern Japan, 1600-1868 -- Institutional Buddhism under warrior rule -- Buddhist temples for the elites -- Temples for commoners -- Depictions of popular deities and spiritual concerns -- Professional icon-makers -- Expressions of faith -- Buddhist imagery and sacred sites in modern Japan, 1868-2005 -- Buddhist institutions after an era of persecution, 1868-1945 -- From icon to art, 1868-1945 -- Buddhist sites of worship, 1945-2005 -- Visualizing faith, 1945-2005.

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