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3. Decrepit Demons and Defiled Deities

Elders at the Crossroads in Late Heian Japan
© University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu

© University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction ix
  5. I. Making Elders Others in Early Japan
  6. 1. Aged Earth Gods and Majestic Imperial Ancestor 5
  7. 2. “Lamenting Gray Hair” 20
  8. 3. Decrepit Demons and Defiled Deities 39
  9. II. Reappraising the Aged Body in Medieval Japan
  10. 4. From Outcast to Saint 53
  11. 5. The Eccentric Avatar 74
  12. 6. The Graying of the Gods 96
  13. 7. “Tranquil Heart, Gazing Afar” 118
  14. Conclusion 145
  15. Abbreviations 149
  16. Notes 151
  17. Works Cited 193
  18. Index 209
  19. About the Author 221
Buddhism and the Transformation of Old Age in Medieval Japan
This chapter is in the book Buddhism and the Transformation of Old Age in Medieval Japan
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824866860-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction ix
  5. I. Making Elders Others in Early Japan
  6. 1. Aged Earth Gods and Majestic Imperial Ancestor 5
  7. 2. “Lamenting Gray Hair” 20
  8. 3. Decrepit Demons and Defiled Deities 39
  9. II. Reappraising the Aged Body in Medieval Japan
  10. 4. From Outcast to Saint 53
  11. 5. The Eccentric Avatar 74
  12. 6. The Graying of the Gods 96
  13. 7. “Tranquil Heart, Gazing Afar” 118
  14. Conclusion 145
  15. Abbreviations 149
  16. Notes 151
  17. Works Cited 193
  18. Index 209
  19. About the Author 221
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