The Bibliographical Universe of “Sessou” Manuals

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  • 「説草」からみる書物の宇宙
  • 「 セツソウ 」 カラ ミル ショモツ ノ ウチュウ

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<p>The aim of this paper is to reconsider the literature and literacy of pre-modern times through the reading of Buddhist manuals called “sessou.” The religious manuals are important for the study of pre-modern literature because, for example, the tension between narration and writing in them was used for a literary effect in Konjaku-monogatari-shū and other medieval narratives. They also contributed much to the development of illustrated scrolls such as Tengu-no-sōshi, the obsolete yet historically important form of writings. The influence of the “sessou” manuals reached beyond Japan to the whole cultural areas of Chinese writings in East Asia.</p>

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