Elizabeth Tinsley
Biographic Data
| ID | 1109103 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Tinsley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Tinsley |
| SIGNATURE | TINSLEY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Irvine |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8648-8048 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Twin Miracle
This chapter examines the Ryōzu Aizen icon, a combination of two Wisdom Kings, and its possible connections to possession and exorcism rituals at thirteenth-century Kōyasan, a major community of Shingon monks. This icon appears to be unique to Japanese tantric Buddhism and has been used by the Shingon school. An examination of a branch-exclusive oracular text produced by the Chūin-ryū reveals that at Kōyasan it seems to have been ritually employe…
The Catechism of the Gods
A survey of the history of medieval Kōyasan, an important mountain-based headquarters for esoteric Shingon Buddhism since the early ninth century, cannot omit significant developments in the worship of kami (tutelary and ancestral gods) from the end of the Heian period (794-1185) to the Muromachi period (1333-1573). A fundamental aspect of kami worship at Kōyasan was the regular offering to the kami (shinbōraku 神法楽) of mondō-kō 問答講 (catechism/dia…
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The Catechism of the Gods
A survey of the history of medieval Kōyasan, an important mountain-based headquarters for esoteric Shingon Buddhism since the early ninth century, cannot omit significant developments in the worship of kami (tutelary and ancestral gods) from the end of the Heian period (794-1185) to the Muromachi period (1333-1573). A fundamental aspect of kami worship at Kōyasan was the regular offering to the kami (shinbōraku 神法楽) of mondō-kō 問答講 (catechism/dia…
The Twin Miracle
This chapter examines the Ryōzu Aizen icon, a combination of two Wisdom Kings, and its possible connections to possession and exorcism rituals at thirteenth-century Kōyasan, a major community of Shingon monks. This icon appears to be unique to Japanese tantric Buddhism and has been used by the Shingon school. An examination of a branch-exclusive oracular text produced by the Chūin-ryū reveals that at Kōyasan it seems to have been ritually employe…
Aesthetics (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Buddhism (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · History (2 works) · Japanese History and Culture (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Theology (2 works)