ISBN:
9780824839734
,
0824839730
,
9780824839741
,
0824839749
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 195 S.
,
Ill.
,
22 cm
Series Statement:
Dimensions of Asian spirituality
DDC:
294.3443
Keywords:
Koan
;
Koan
Abstract:
Introduction: The Koan is my Koan -- 1. Origins, functions, and modern receptions of koans : classic and contemporary perspectives -- 2. Developmental stages and rhetorical strategies : a historical overview -- 3. On methods to the madness of koans : a new theory of interpretation -- 4. Personal transformation : cases reflecting doubt, experience, and expression -- 5. Monastic transmission : cases reflecting mythology, monasticism, and succession -- 6. Whither koans, or wither? : current trends and possible new directions
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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