Philosophy & Literature, Religion & Literature, Religion - General & Miscellaneous, Zen Buddhism, 19th Century American Philosophy
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Overview
Rudy (English, Indiana University, Kokomo) reads Emerson alongside two major schools of Zen Buddhism, the Rinzai and the Soto. He compares Emerson's writing and thought with the spiritual practices of Zen masters. He describes Emerson's engagement in Buddhistic thinking and the use of Emerson's writing to facilitate Buddhistic practices. Chapters focus on meditation, spiritual emptiness, circles and sliding scales, and astronomics.Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
November 1, 2001
Publisher
Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2001.
Pages
294
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780773474611