{"product_id":"the-buddhist-goddess-marishiten-a-study-of-the-evolution-and-impact-of-her-cult-on-the-japanese-warrior","title":"The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten: A Study of the Evolution and Impact of her Cult on the Japanese Warrior","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten: A Study of the Evolution and Impact of her Cult on the Japanese Warrior (Hardcover, 368 pages) – Brill, 2013. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n In The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten, David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Mārīcī; its evolution in India, China, and Japan; its texts and their audience; its rituals; and, finally, its efficacy as experienced by the Japanese warrior class―the bushi or samurai. In examining the psychological effects of these rituals on the Japanese warrior this volume moves beyond a narrowly focused examination of a religious cult. David A. Hall convincingly explains how these rituals aimed at preparing the warrior for combat and acted as an antidote for the toxicity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when the warrior returned from the battlefield.  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   From the Back Cover   In The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten, David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration\u003cbr\u003e of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Mārīcī; its evolution in India, China,\u003cbr\u003e and Japan; its texts and their audience; its rituals; and, finally, its efficacy as\u003cbr\u003e experienced by the Japanese warrior class--the bushi or samurai.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In examining the psychological effects of these rituals on the Japanese warrior this\u003cbr\u003e volume moves beyond a narrowly focused examination of a religious cult. David\u003cbr\u003e A. Hall convincingly explains how these rituals aimed at preparing the warrior for\u003cbr\u003e combat and acted as an antidote for the toxicity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder\u003cbr\u003e (PTSD) when the warrior returned from the battlefield.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dr. David A. Hall has trained in Japanese martial arts for over forty-five years.\u003cbr\u003e Here, in addition to his martial arts experience, he draws on his military, academic,\u003cbr\u003e and religious expertise to explore aspects of Japanese combative culture previously\u003cbr\u003e inaccessible to most people.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trained as a Navy Hospital Corpsman, David Hall was attached to Third Marine\u003cbr\u003e Division during the Vietnam War Era. He was later ordained as a Tendai Buddhist\u003cbr\u003e priest (1978), and integrated his religious training in Japan with graduate research\u003cbr\u003e at U.C. Berkeley, earning a doctorate in Buddhist Studies with a related field in\u003cbr\u003e Military history in 1990.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dr. Hall continues to teach and train in classical Japanese martial arts. He is\u003cbr\u003e currently a professor and Director of CyberWatch at Montgomery College,\u003cbr\u003e Maryland, USA.           About the Author   David A. Hall, Ph.D. (1990), U.C. Berkeley, is Professor and Director of the CyberWatch Center at Montgomery College, MD. He has published translations and articles on Japanese Buddhist and warrior culture including An Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts (Kodansha, 2012).                                           ","brand":"David A. Hall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46068680065258,"sku":"9789004250109","price":192.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/81NUcrsG93L._SL1500.jpg?v=1781177109","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/the-buddhist-goddess-marishiten-a-study-of-the-evolution-and-impact-of-her-cult-on-the-japanese-warrior","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}