Living Buddhist Statues in Early Medieval and Modern Japan
"This is an excellent cross-disciplinary study that makes a valuable contribution to Japanese Buddhist studies -- one that serious scholars in this field should read. . . . Highly recommended." —CHOICE "[T]he book's emphasis on contemporary practices and attitudes, its focus on some of the little-studied texts that underlie these things, and its attention to a wide range of icons are fresh and welcome approaches; the medieval rituals and the miraculous stories Horton presents about Buddhist images are valuable documents." --Fabio Rambelli, Sapporo University