“Ritual and Magic” in Buddhist Visual Culture from the Bird Totem

Despite numerous research findings related to medieval Chinese Buddhism, the witchcraft role of bird totems in Buddhist history has not received sufficient attention. In order to fill this gap, this paper analyzes how Buddhist monks in medieval China developed a close relationship with bird-totem wo...

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Principais autores: Zhilong Yan, Aixin Zhang
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
coleção:Religions
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Acesso em linha:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/8/719