Buddhist bells and dragons : under and over water, in and out of Japan /

"Buddhist Bells and Dragons: Under and Over Water, In and Out of Japan recovers the essential but unrecognized roles of Buddhist temple bells in the history of art, religious studies, and the history of interregional and international relations with Japan. Specifically attending to the agency o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fowler, Sherry D., 1957- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Buddhist temple bells > Japan. Buddhist temple bells > Folklore. Bells > Social aspects > Japan. Bells > Japan > Religious aspects. Dragons > Religious aspects. Cloches de temple > Japon. Dragons > Aspect religieux.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : Dragons, Metal, and the Deep Blue Sea
Chapter One : The Impact of Form, Sound, and Movement on Early Temple Bells
Chapter Two : Dragons, Water, and Sunken Bells
Chapter Three : Convincing Dragons to Make Rain
Chapter Four : Bells as Objects of Interregional Exchange: Japan, Korea, and Ryukyu
Chapter Five : War, Diplomacy, and Bell Repatriation
Conclusion : Material Mutations and Unsound Bells.