A Buddhist Theory of Semiotics: Signs, Ontology, and Salvation in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism

by Fabio Rambelli

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441161961
• ISBN13: 9781441161963
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"