Representing Mount Wutai's Past: A Study of Chinese and Japanese miracle tales about the Five Terrace Mountain

This dissertation explores diverse imaginings of Mount Wutai's significance put forward between the seventh and fourteenth centuries. It is built around a close reading of five principal miracle tales, various versions of which appear in court memorials, clerical biographies, diaries, statuary...

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Main Author: Andrews, Susan Patricia
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7916/D8H70F5Q