Rhetoric of immediacy, the: a cultural critique of chan/zen buddhism
Auteur :
Faure, Bernard
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691029634
Date de publication :
4 déc. 1994
Dimensions :
25,4 x 19,7 cm
Poids :
595 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Guides Western readers in appreciating some of the more elusive aspects of the Chinese tradition of Chan Buddhism and its outgrowth, Japanese Zen. This title focuses on Chan's insistence on 'immediacy' - its denial of all traditional mediations, including scripture, ritual, good works.