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The Other Side of Zen: A Social History of Soto Zen Buddhism in Tokugawa Japan
The Other Side of Zen A Social History of Soto Zen Buddhism in Tokugawa Japan
Author: Duncan Rykken Williams
Popular understanding of Zen Buddhism typically involves a stereotyped image of isolated individuals in meditation, contemplating nothingness. This book presents the "other side of Zen," by examining the movement's explosive growth during the Tokugawa period (1600-1867) in Japan and by shedding light on the broader Japanese religious landscape d...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691119281
ISBN-10: 0691119287
Publication Date: 11/8/2004
Pages: 296
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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