Ilkka Pyysiainen's book explores the cognitive science of religion and how it can be used to understand beliefs about superhuman agents. He argues that the human ability to attribute beliefs and desires to others forms the basis of conceptions of supernatural agents and that beliefs about supernatural agency are natural and intuitive. Pyysiainen uses ethnographical and survey materials to show recurrent patterns in beliefs about supernatural agents in both folk-religion and formal theology.

Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women is a book that explores the life of Nun Abutsu, a noblewoman who lived in thirteenth-century Japan. The book discusses how Abutsu crossed gender and genre barriers by writing the first career guide for Japanese noblewomen, the first female-authored poetry treatise, and the first poetic travelogue by a woman. The book also challenges the notion that literary salons in Japan were limited to the Heian period and that literary writing and scholarship were the domain of men during the Kamakura era. The analysis of literary works within the context of women's history makes clear the important role that medieval women and their cultural contributions continued to play in Japanese history.

This book provides annotated translations of two important death accounts in premodern Japanese literature - The Death of Sogi and The Death of Master Basho. These accounts provide vital information about the careers of two iconic literary figures and their circles of disciples. The book also explores how these thanatographies served the departed and the bereaved death and discipleship and how both memorials were subjectively fashioned in response to venerable literary precedents and to new standards of taste. Color images of paintings of the masters and their disciples add to the presentation.

Статья представляет обзор содержания специальной дисциплины праманавады в индийских системах мировоззренческого знания — даршанах. Автор обращает внимание на роль концепта вьявахара, описывает характерные для индийской традиции философствования представления о лингвистической референции. Содержание базовых концепций праманавады раскрывается через их сопоставление с западными логико-эпистемологическими идеями. Специфика праманавады усматривается наряду со своеобразием решения теоретических проблем в отсутствии символического языка для анализа рассуждений, в наличии особого формализма и в сохранении ограниченной свободы критического дискурса в формализованном скептицизме.

В статье рассказывается о нескольких аниме-экранизациях рассказов Кэндзи Миядзавы, которые можно найти в книге «Ночь в поезде на Серебряной реке». Автор статьи отмечает, что миры Миядзавы завораживают и влекут за собой зрителей и профессионалов. В статье представлены три аниме-версии рассказов: «Жизнь Будори Гуско», «Жизнь Гуско Будори» и «Звезда Козодоя». Каждое из них имеет свою историю создания и своих поклонников.

Discover the most popular myths and legends of Japanese culture in this beautifully illustrated book. From gods and heroes to superstitions and supernatural beings, this collection offers a charming retelling of Japanese folklore. With 32 full-page illustrations and helpful appendixes, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in Japanese history and culture.

Explore the cultural history of Japan with Roger Davies's Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the religion and philosophy of Japan, including Shintoism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, and Western influences. Davies's work is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in pursuing a deeper understanding of this complex and fascinating nation.

This book examines gender in South Asia and its intersection with other social variables like caste and class. It explores the historical discourse of feminism in the Indian context and the cross-cultural construction of patriarchy. The book shows how gender can only be understood in its social and historical context and as a dynamic and performative concept that emerges out of both collective imaginations and social realities. It is written in a descriptive and narrative style, making it enjoyable for both academic and non-academic readers.

The book 'Heian Japan, Centers and Peripheries' examines the early Heian period from a wide variety of multidisciplinary perspectives. It offers a fresh look at the seemingly contradictory trends of the time, including important transitions in religion and politics, challenges from the provinces, and cultural achievements and social crises. The book features essays by leading scholars of art history, history, literature, and religions, who explore core texts, iconic images, enduring paradigms, and hitherto unexplored problems in search of new ways of understanding the currents of change and institutionalization that shaped the Heian scene.

Учебное пособие посвящено основным проблемам изучения раннего буддизма, в нем изложены такие основные вопросы: понимание Буддой сущности человека и его участи в мироздании, религиозно-философские представления в эпоху жизни Будды (5-4 вв. до н.э.), роль сознания в определении индивидуальной судьбы и причин, вовлекающих людей в круговорот перерождений, а также возможности освобождения от него. Кратко рассмотрено развитие учения Будды в махаяне, хинаяне, и ваджраяне (более поздних направлениях буддизма).