The Body Incantatory
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The Body Incantatory
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Author : Paul Copp
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-09
The Body Incantatory written by Paul Copp and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-09 with Religion categories.
Whether chanted as devotional prayers, intoned against the dangers of the wilds, or invoked to heal the sick and bring ease to the dead, incantations were pervasive features of Buddhist practice in late medieval China (600–1000 C.E.). Material incantations, in forms such as spell-inscribed amulets and stone pillars, were also central to the spiritual lives of both monks and laypeople. In centering its analysis on the Chinese material culture of these deeply embodied forms of Buddhist ritual, The Body Incantatory reveals histories of practice—and logics of practice—that have until now remained hidden. Paul Copp examines inscribed stones, urns, and other objects unearthed from anonymous tombs; spells carved into pillars near mountain temples; and manuscripts and prints from both tombs and the Dunhuang cache. Focusing on two major Buddhist spells, or dhāraṇī, and their embodiment of the incantatory logics of adornment and unction, he makes breakthrough claims about the significance of Buddhist incantation practice not only in medieval China but also in Central Asia and India. Copp's work vividly captures the diversity of Buddhist practice among medieval monks, ritual healers, and other individuals lost to history, offering a corrective to accounts that have overemphasized elite, canonical materials.
The Body Incantatory
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Author : Paul Copp
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-09
The Body Incantatory written by Paul Copp and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-09 with Religion categories.
Whether chanted as devotional prayers, intoned against the dangers of the wilds, or invoked to heal the sick and bring ease to the dead, incantations were pervasive features of Buddhist practice in late medieval China (600Ð1000 C.E.). Material incantations, in forms such as spell-inscribed amulets and stone pillars, were also central to the spiritual lives of both monks and laypeople. In centering its analysis on the Chinese material culture of these deeply embodied forms of Buddhist ritual, The Body Incantatory reveals histories of practiceÑand logics of practiceÑthat have until now remained hidden. Paul Copp examines inscribed stones, urns, and other objects unearthed from anonymous tombs; spells carved into pillars near mountain temples; and manuscripts and prints from both tombs and the Dunhuang cache. Focusing on two major Buddhist spells, or dharani, and their embodiment of the incantatory logics of adornment and unction, he makes breakthrough claims about the significance of Buddhist incantation practice not only in medieval China but also in Central Asia and India. His work vividly captures the diversity of Buddhist practice among medieval monks, ritual healers, and other individuals lost to history, offering a corrective to accounts that have overemphasized elite, canonical materials.
Webster S Condensed Dictionary
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Author : Noah Webster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
Webster S Condensed Dictionary written by Noah Webster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with English language categories.
Concerning The Book That Is The Body Of The Beloved
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Author : Gregory Orr
language : en
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Release Date : 2012-12-18
Concerning The Book That Is The Body Of The Beloved written by Gregory Orr and has been published by Copper Canyon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-18 with Poetry categories.
“The heart of Orr’s poetry, now as ever, is the enigmatic image . . . mystical, carnal, reflective, wry.”—San Francisco Review This book-length sequence of ecstatic, visionary lyrics recalls Rumi in its search for the beloved and its passionate belief in the healing qualities of art and beauty. Concerning the Book that is the Body of the Beloved is an incantatory celebration of the “Book,” an imaginary and self-gathering anthology of all the lyrics—both poems and songs—ever written. Each poem highlights a distinct aspect of the human condition, and together the poems explore love, loss, restoration, the beauty of the world, the beauty of the beloved, and the mystery of poetry. The purpose and power of the Book is to help us live by reconnecting us to the world and to our emotional lives. I put the beloved In a wooden coffin. The fire ate his body; The flames devoured her. I put the beloved In a poem or song. Tucked it between Two pages of the Book. How bright the flames. All of me burning, All of me on fire And still whole. There is nothing quite like this book—an “active anthology” in the best sense—where individuals find the poems and songs that will sustain them. Or the poems find them. Gregory Orr is the author of eight books of poetry, four volumes of criticism, and a memoir. He has received numerous awards for his work, most recently the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Orr has taught at the University of Virginia since 1975 and was, for many years, the poetry editor of The Virginia Quarterly Review. He lives with his family in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Journal Of Sung Yuan Studies
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Journal Of Sung Yuan Studies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with China categories.
The Century Dictionary And Cyclopedia Dictionary
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Author : William Dwight Whitney
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
The Century Dictionary And Cyclopedia Dictionary written by William Dwight Whitney and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Atlases categories.
The Century Dictionary The Century Dictionary
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
The Century Dictionary The Century Dictionary written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Atlases categories.
Word Embodied
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Author : Halle O'Neal
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2018
Word Embodied written by Halle O'Neal and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Architecture categories.
Halle O'Neal unpacks jeweled pagoda mandala paintings and their revolutionary entwining of word and image to reveal crucial dynamics underlying Japanese Buddhist art--including invisibility, performative viewing, and the spectacular visualizations of embodiment.
Body Of Words
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Author : Michael Molnar
language : en
Publisher: University of Birmingham
Release Date : 1987
Body Of Words written by Michael Molnar and has been published by University of Birmingham this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Literary Criticism categories.
Recovering The Black Female Body
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Author : Michael Bennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Recovering The Black Female Body written by Michael Bennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with African American women categories.
The essays in this collection theorize the complicated intersection of the black female body and its Western symbolic meanings from the 19th century through to the present day.