{"product_id":"sand-and-pebbles-robert-e-morrell-9780887060601","title":"Sand and Pebbles: The Tales of Muj\u0026#363; Ichien, a Voice for Pluralism in Kamakura Buddhism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSand and Pebbles\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first complete English rendering of \u003ci\u003eShasekishū\u003c\/i\u003e--the classic, popular Buddhist \"Tale Literature\" (\u003ci\u003esetsuwa\u003c\/i\u003e). This collection of instructive, yet often humorous, anecdotes appeared in the late thirteenth century, within decades of the first stirrings of the revolutionary movements of Kamakura Buddhism. \u003ci\u003eShasekishū\u003c\/i\u003e's author, Mujū Ichien (1226-1312), lived in a rural temple apart from the centers of political and literary activity, and his stories reflect the customs, attitudes and lifestyles of the commoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSand and Pebbles\u003c\/i\u003e, complete translations of Book One and other significant narrative parts are supplemented by summaries of the remaining (especially didactic) material and by excerpts from Mujū's later work. Introduced by a historical sketch of the period, this work also contains a biography of Mujū. Illustrations, charts, a chronology, glossary of terms, notes, an extensive bibliography and an index guide the reader into a seldom seen corner of old Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMujū and his writings will interest students of literature as well as scholars of Japanese religion, especially Buddhism. Anthropologists and sociologists will discover details of Kamakura life and thought unrecorded in the official chronicles of the age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert E. Morrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0887060609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780887060601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Robert E. Morrell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065227194623,"sku":"9780887060601","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0361c7e2-0a81-43ff-81b2-38203230240c.jpg?v=1768673820","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sand-and-pebbles-robert-e-morrell-9780887060601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}