Pub Date: January 19, 2004
Dewey: 294.39270951
LCCN: 2003011741
Lexile Code: 1540
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Price on Product
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.59" H x 8.98" L x 5.96" W ( 0.72 lbs) 224 pages
BISAC Categories:
History | Asia | General | Religion | Buddhism | General see also Philosophy Buddhist | Philosophy | Zen
Description: This book offers new analytic models for interpretation of Zen spiritual practice and religious history. McRae devotes himself to overturning some commonly held (mis)conceptions, examining basic issues such as ideology, lineage, history vs. legend, transmission, Chan iconoclasm and fundraising, and imperial patronage.