Character Glossary

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations and Conventions xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Pilgrimage, Popular Devotion, and the Reemergence of Hokkeji 27
7. 2. Envisioning Nuns: Views from the Court 59
8. 3. Envisioning Nuns: Views from the Male Monastic Order 91
9. 4. Hokkeji’s Place in Eison’s Vinaya Revival Movement 117
10. 5. Social and Economic Life at Hokkeji and Its Branch Convents 156
11. 6. Ritual Life at Medieval Hokkeji 210
12. 7. Representations of Women and Gender in Ritsu Literature 250
13. Epilogue 301
14. Notes 311
15. Character Glossary 349
16. Works Cited and Consulted 357
17. Index 391