Seeing through Zen
Encounter, Transformation, and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism
The tradition of Chan Buddhism-more popularly known as Zen-has been romanticized throughout its history. In this book, John R. McRae shows how modern critical techniques, supported by recent manuscript discoveries, make possible a more skeptical, accurate, and-ultimately-productive assessment of Chan lineages, teaching, fundraising practices, and social organization. Synthesizing twenty years of scholarship, Seeing through Zen offers new, accessible analytic models for the interpretation of Chan spiritual practices and religious history. Writing in a lucid and engaging style, McRae traces the emergence of this Chinese spiritual tradition and…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-520-93707-9
- EAN: 9780520937079
- Produktnummer: 21979405
- Verlag: Vanderbilt University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'113 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
John R. McRae is Associate Professor of East Asian Buddhism in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University.
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