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Buddhism and Medicine in Japan - A Topical Survey (500-1600 CE) of a Complex Relationship (Hardcover)
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Buddhism and Medicine in Japan - A Topical Survey (500-1600 CE) of a Complex Relationship (Hardcover)
Series: Religion and Society
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This book demonstrates the close link between medicine and Buddhism
in early and medieval Japan. It may seem difficult to think of
Japanese Buddhism as being linked to the realm of medical practices
since religious healing is usually thought to be restricted to
prayers for divine intervention. There is a surprising lack of
scholarship regarding medicinal practices in Japanese Buddhism
although an overwhelming amount of primary sources proves
otherwise. A careful re-reading of well-known materials from a
study-of-religions perspective, together with in some cases a
first-time exploration of manuscripts and prints, opens new views
on an understudied field. The book presents a topical survey and
comprises chapters on treating sight-related diseases, women's
health, plant-based materica medica and medicinal gardens, and
finally horse medicine to include veterinary knowledge.
Terminological problems faced in working on this material - such as
'religious' or 'magical healing' as opposed to 'secular medicine' -
are assessed. The book suggests focusing more on the plural nature
of the Japanese healing system as encountered in the primary
sources and reconsidering the use of categories from the European
intellectual tradition.
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