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 |
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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 |
Keywords
- Fundraising
- King Enma
- Netherworld
- Oaths (kishōmon)
- Promotion (kanjin)
- Revival narratives (soseitan)
- Shidoji engi e
- Yūzū nenbutsu engi
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Religious studies