Zen Skin, Zen Marrow

Zen Skin, Zen Marrow

AngličtinaPevná väzbaTlač na objednávku
Heine, Steven
Oxford University Press Inc
EAN: 9780195326772
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Since Zen Buddhism first captivated the attention of Western seekers the dominant discourse about this sect has been romantic, idealistic, and utopian. The essence of Zen has been described as ineffable, wholistic, and promoting social harmony. In recent years, however, some scholars have begun to examine Zen through the lenses of historical and cultural criticism, producing a sharp challenge to the traditional view. These clashing viewpoints are now entrenched in two warring camps, and their exponents talk past each other with virtually no constructive interaction. In this book, Steven Heine argues that a constructive compromise is possible. He focuses on three principal areas of disagreement: (1) the role of language and discourse in a tradition that claims to be 'outside words and letters,' yet has produced a voluminous body of texts, (2) the function of rituals and objects of worship to gain world benefit in a tradition supposedly founded on unmediated experience attained in an iconoclastic and ascetic environment, (3) the impact of a tradition that espouses peace and harmony on social issues such as class and gender discrimination and on nationalism and imperialism in Japan. Avoiding the stagnant polarization that characterizes most encounters between Zen traditionalists and their critics, he suggests ways in which these two perspectives can complement each other in a more balanced and nuanced alternative position.
EAN 9780195326772
ISBN 0195326776
Typ produktu Pevná väzba
Vydavateľ Oxford University Press Inc
Dátum vydania 9. januára 2008
Stránky 232
Jazyk English
Rozmery 235 x 164 x 23
Krajina United States
Autori Heine, Steven
Ilustrácie 7 b/w halftones, 4 line illus.