Signs of Power
Talismanic Writing in Chinese Buddhism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3974236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Robson (0000-0003-1900-6966, Harvard University Press, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 130-169 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2710 • E-ISSN: 1545-6935 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/596569 |
| OpenAlex | W2058963689 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 13 |
East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Art · Buddhism · Enlightenment · Faith · Literature · Mantra · Power (physics · Theology · Vernacular · Chinese history and philosophy · Classics · History · Japanese History and Culture · Philosophy · Religious studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
Goryū Shintō Goma
Documentation and Argument in Early China
The Man-Bird Mountain
Daoist Seals
«Incense Seals» in Chinese Culture
On the Name Shishuo xinyu
Voice as talisman
Return to the Pre-Modern
A Comparison of Superstitious Beliefs and Rituals in Buddhism and Islam
Discourses of Efficacy in the Ritual Use of Daoist Talismans
Image, ritual and mantra
Beyond faith and foxholes
Materialized Wishes
A Star God Is Born
Silent Accord
On Not Understanding Extraordinary Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan
Writing that Isn't
Lines that speak
A case study on the evolution of Chinese religious symbols from talismanic paraphernalia to Taoist liturgy
On spirit writing
The Nature of the Dunhuang Library Cave and the Reasons for its Sealing
The Practice of Bugang
Ritual, Text, and the Formation of the Canon
Les Insignes En Deux Parties (fou ) Sous La Dynastie Des T'Ang (618-907)
Han-Time Documents
Secrecy and Display in the Quest for Transcendence in China, ca. 220 BCE–350 CE
The Use of Gesture in Preparing Medicaments and in Healing
Archaeology and Protestant Presuppositions in the Study of Indian Buddhism
An Anthropology of Religion and Magic, I
The Magical Power of Words
Magic
Troubles with Materiality
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |