Chan Buddhism in Ritual Context (Routledgecurzon Studies In Asian Religion)
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- Synopsis
- The essays in this volume attempt to place the Chan and Zen tradition in their ritual and cultural contexts, looking at various aspects heretofore largely (and unduly) ignored. In particular, they show the extent to which these traditions, despite their claim to uniqueness, were indebted to larger trends in East Asian Buddhism, such as the cults of icons, relics and the monastic robe.The book emphasises the importance of ritual for a proper understanding of this allegedly anti-ritualistic form of Buddhism. In doing so, it deconstructs the Chan/Zen 'rhetoric of immediacy' and its ideological underpinnings.
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 336 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781134431168
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780415600187, 9780203987810, 9780415297486
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 05/09/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Bernard Faure
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Philosophy
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Bernard Faure
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