Abstract
Narratives in the fourteenth-century didactic paintings Shidoji engi e and Yūzū nenbutsu engi preach that supernatural entities are actively involved in Buddhist devotional projects. Vows and other commitments to engage in nenbutsu practice, or to restore a temple, initiate exchanges with the heavens and the netherworld that support their fulfillment. Interworldly networks thereby convey to audiences the rewards of participation in a promotional or fundraising campaign and back that up with the threat of hell. Both image contexts portray documents as a medium for transcending worlds, emphasizing writing in ways that empower campaign documents.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 341-390 |
| Number of pages | 50 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Religious Studies |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 Jan 1 |
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Keywords
- Fundraising
- King Enma
- Netherworld
- Oaths (kishōmon)
- Promotion (kanjin)
- Revival narratives (soseitan)
- Shidoji engi e
- Yūzū nenbutsu engi
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Religious studies
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The materiality of a promise : Interworldly contracts in medieval buddhist promotional campaign imagery. / Hirasawa, Caroline.
In: Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, Vol. 45, No. 2, 01.01.2018, p. 341-390.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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