Hokkeji and the Reemergence of Female Monastic Orders in Premodern Japan

by Lori R. Meeks and Meeks

Book Overview

Hokkeji, an ancient Nara temple that once stood at the apex of a state convent network established by Queen-Consort Komyo (701-760), possesses a history that in some ways is bigger than itself. Its development is emblematic of larger patterns in the history of female monasticism in Japan. In Hokkeji and the Reemergence of Female Monastic Orders in Premodern Japan, Lori Meeks explores the revival of Japan's most famous convent, an institution that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824892437
• ISBN13: 9780824892432
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"