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Memory, Music, Manuscripts - The Ritual Dynamics of Kōshiki in Japanese Sōtō Zen
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Memory, Music, Manuscripts - The Ritual Dynamics of Kōshiki in Japanese Sōtō Zen
Series: Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism
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Kōshiki (Buddhist ceremonials) belong to a shared ritual
repertoire of Japanese Buddhism that began with Tendai Pure Land
belief in the late tenth century and spread to all Buddhist
schools, including Sōtō Zen in the thirteenth century. In Memory,
Music, Manuscripts, Michaela Mross elegantly combines the study of
premodern manuscripts and woodblock prints with ethnographic
fieldwork to illuminate the historical development of the highly
musical kōshiki rituals performed by Sōtō Zen clerics. She
demonstrates how ritual change is often shaped by factors outside
the ritual context per se—by, for example, institutional
interests, evolving biographic images of eminent monks, or changes
in the cultural memory of a particular lineage. Her close study of
the fascinating world of kōshiki in Sōtō Zen sheds light on
Buddhism as a lived religion and the interplay of ritual, doctrine,
literature, collective memory, material culture, and music. Mross
highlights in particular the sonic dimension in rituals. Scholars
of Buddhist and ritual studies have largely overlooked the
soundscapes of rituals despite the importance of music for many
ritual specialists and the close connection between the acquisition
of ritual expertise and learning to vocalize sacred texts or play
musical instruments. Indeed, Sōtō clerics strive to perfect their
vocal skills and view kōshiki and the singing of liturgical texts
as vital Zen practices and an expression of buddhahood—similar to
seated meditation. Innovative and groundbreaking, Memory, Music,
Manuscripts is the first in-depth study of kōshiki in Zen Buddhism
and the first monograph in English on this influential liturgical
genre. A companion website featuring video recordings of selected
kōshiki performances is available.
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Imprint: |
University of Hawaii Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism |
Release date: |
March 2023 |
Authors: |
Michaela Mross
• Robert E. Buswell Jr
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
386 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8248-9286-9 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-8248-9286-0 |
Barcode: |
9780824892869 |
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