Zen in the Art of Archery
A New Translation for Modern Readers
$27.46
- Paperback
106 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2024
Summary
Zen in the Art of Archery, originally published in German, was first published in English in 1953, the first book to introduce Zen Buddhism to a Western audience. The translation was rather formal and scholarly, making for difficult reading about a subject that was already hard to understand. This new translation skillfully transmits the book’s original meaning in a simpler, smoother style more accessible to modern readers, but with all of the author’s fascinating experiences, explan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781434105738 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1434105733 |
| Author: | Eugen Herrigel |
| Publisher: | Waking Lion Press |
| Imprint: | Waking Lion Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 106 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 132g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 6mm |
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“A wonderful little book.” -D. T. Suzuki, author of Zen and Japanese Culture
“A simple, vivid account of personal experience, it may well serve to mitigate the ‘unspeakable [oddness]’ of Zen to the average Westerner-to make the kicks and shouts of the Zen patriarchs seem less like the behavior of lunatics. Students of Japanese culture, too, will find that it sheds much light on the way in which art and religion have been traditionally blended.” -New Statesman
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