Chan Buddhism in Ritual Context
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0415600189
ISBN-13
9780415600187
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 10th, 2011
Print length
332 Pages
Weight
436 grams
Dimensions
14.20 x 21.60 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Zen Buddhism
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The essays in this volume, by some of the best scholars in the field, attempt to replace the Chan and Zen tradition in their ritual and cultural contexts, looking at various aspects heretofore largely (and unduly) ignored.
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.
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.
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