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This book demonstrates the close link between medicine and Buddhism in early and medieval Japan. It may seem difficult to think of Japanese Buddhism as being linked to the realm of medical practices since religious healing is usually thought to be restricted to prayers for divine intervention. There is a surprising lack of scholarship regarding medicinal practices in Japanese Buddhism although an overwhelming amount of primary sources proves otherwise. A careful re-reading of well-known materials from a study-of-religions perspective, together with in some cases a first-time exploration of manuscripts and prints, opens new views on an understudied field. The book presents a topical survey and comprises chapters on treating sight-related diseases, women's health, plant-based materica medica and medicinal gardens, and finally horse medicine to include veterinary knowledge. Terminological problems faced in working on this material - such as 'religious' or 'magical healing' as opposed to 'secular medicine' - are assessed. The book suggests focusing more on the plural nature of the Japanese healing system as encountered in the primary sources and reconsidering the use of categories from the European intellectual tradition.

Medicine --- Religious aspects --- Buddhism --- Japanese Buddhism. --- Japanese religions.

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This is the publication of selected contributions of a Conference of the International Association for the History of Religions held in the predominantly Muslim country Indonesia in 2004.

Islam --- Religions --- Religious pluralism --- Christianity and other religions --- Relations --- Christianity --- Indonesia --- Religion --- 291.16 --- Pluralism (Religion) --- Pluralism --- Mohammedanism --- Muhammadanism --- Muslimism --- Mussulmanism --- Muslims --- Islam. --- Verhouding tussen de godsdiensten. Verdraagzaamheid. Interreligieuze dialoog --- Conferences - Meetings --- 291.16 Verhouding tussen de godsdiensten. Verdraagzaamheid. Interreligieuze dialoog --- United States of Indonesia --- Republic of the United States of Indonesia --- Republik Indonesia Serikat --- R.I. (Republik Indonesia) --- RI (Republik Indonesia) --- Indonesië --- Indonezii︠a︡ --- PDRI (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia) --- Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia --- Republik Indonesia --- Yinni --- Republic of Indonesia --- Republiek van Indonesië --- إندونيسيا --- Indūnīsīyā --- جمهورية إندونيسيا --- Jumhūrīyah Indūnīsīyā --- Republica d'Indonesia --- Indonezia --- Endonèsie --- İndoneziya --- İndoneziya Respublikası --- Інданезія --- Indanezii︠a︡ --- Рэспубліка Інданезія --- Rėspublika Indanezii︠a︡ --- Indonezija --- Republika Indonezija --- Индонезия --- Република Индонезия --- Republika Indonezii︠a︡ --- Indonesya --- Induonezėjė --- インドネシア --- Indoneshia --- インドネシア共和国 --- Indoneshia Kyōwakoku --- Dutch East Indies --- Islam - Relations --- Religions - Relations --- Religious pluralism - Islam --- Islam - Relations - Christianity --- Christianity and other religions - Islam --- Indonesia - Religion --- Dialog. --- religious studies. --- world religion.