Rambelli Professor Fabio (University Of California Santa Barbara Usa)
Rambelli Professor Fabio (University Of California Santa Barbara Usa) - A Buddhist Theory Of Semiotics Signs Ontology And Salvation In Japanese Esoteric Buddhism - Paperback
Rambelli Professor Fabio (University Of California Santa Barbara Usa) - A Buddhist Theory Of Semiotics Signs Ontology And Salvation In Japanese Esoteric Buddhism - Paperback
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Description: One of the first attempts ever to present in a systematic way a non - western semiotic system. This book looks at Japanese esoteric Buddhism and is based around original texts informed by explicit and rigorous semiotic categories. It is a unique introduction to important aspects of the thought and rituals of the Japanese Shingon tradition. Semiotic concerns are deeply ingrained in the Buddhist intellectual and religious discourse beginning with the idea that the world is not what it appears to be which calls for a more accurate understanding of the self and reality. This in turn results in sustained discussions on the status of language and representations and on the possibility and methods to know reality beyond delusion; such peculiar knowledge is explicitly defined as enlightenment. Thus for Buddhism semiotics is directly relevant to salvation; this is a key point that is often ignored even by Buddhologists. This book discusses in depth the main elements of Buddhist semiotics as based primarily on original Japanese pre - modern sources. It is a crucial publication in the fields of semiotics and religious studies.
Title: A Buddhist Theory Of Semiotics Signs Ontology And Salvation In Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
Author(s): Rambelli Professor Fabio (University Of California Santa Barbara Usa)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781441161963
Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/16/2013
Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Semiotics
Category: Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems
Description: One of the first attempts ever to present in a systematic way a non - western semiotic system. This book looks at Japanese esoteric Buddhism and is based around original texts informed by explicit and rigorous semiotic categories. It is a unique introduction to important aspects of the thought and rituals of the Japanese Shingon tradition. Semiotic concerns are deeply ingrained in the Buddhist intellectual and religious discourse beginning with the idea that the world is not what it appears to be which calls for a more accurate understanding of the self and reality. This in turn results in sustained discussions on the status of language and representations and on the possibility and methods to know reality beyond delusion; such peculiar knowledge is explicitly defined as enlightenment. Thus for Buddhism semiotics is directly relevant to salvation; this is a key point that is often ignored even by Buddhologists. This book discusses in depth the main elements of Buddhist semiotics as based primarily on original Japanese pre - modern sources. It is a crucial publication in the fields of semiotics and religious studies.
Title: A Buddhist Theory Of Semiotics Signs Ontology And Salvation In Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
Author(s): Rambelli Professor Fabio (University Of California Santa Barbara Usa)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781441161963
Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/16/2013
Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Semiotics
Category: Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems
