A Buddhist theory of semiotics : signs, ontology, and salvation in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism /: signs, ontology, and salvation in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Fabio Rambelli.
• Other Names: Rambelli, Fabio
• Contents: FC; Half title; Bloomsbury Advances in Semiotics; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Illustrations; Abbreviations and conventions; Preface; 1 Adamantine signs: The episteme of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism; 2 Ontology of signs: The pansemiotic cosmos of mandala; 3 The secrets of languages: Structure of the Esoteric signs; 4 Inscribing the diamond path: A semiotic soteriology; 5 The empire and the signs: Buddhism, semiotics, and cultural identity in Japanese history; Notes; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 253 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 294.3/925014; Semiotics -- Japan; Semiotics -- Japan -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism; Reference (Linguistics); Signification (Logic); RELIGION -- Buddhism -- General; Reference (Linguistics); Semiotics; Signification (Logic); Japan; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441144638; 1441144633; 9781441177773; 1441177779; 9781441161963; 1441161961; 9781441154736; 1441154736
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from pdf information screen (Ebsco, viewed February 19, 2013).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.