Name: Zen at war (en Inglés)
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Author: Brian Daizen Victoria
ISBN: 9780742539266

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Rowman & Littlefield Publ Grou

Autor

Brian Daizen Victoria

Año

2006

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

310

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Peso

ISBN

0742539261

ISBN13

9780742539266

N° edición

Categorías

Japón
Historia de asia

Zen at war (en Inglés)

Brian Daizen Victoria (Autor) · Rowman & Littlefield Publ Grou · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Zen at war (en Inglés)"

A compelling history of the contradictory, often militaristic, role of Zen Buddhism, this book meticulously documents the close and previously unknown support of a supposedly peaceful religion for Japanese militarism throughout World War II. Drawing on the writings and speeches of leading Zen masters and scholars, Brian Victoria shows that Zen served as a powerful foundation for the fanatical and suicidal spirit displayed by the imperial Japanese military. At the same time, the author recounts the dramatic and tragic stories of the handful of Buddhist organizations and individuals that dared to oppose Japan's march to war. He follows this history up through recent apologies by several Zen sects for their support of the war and the way support for militarism was transformed into 'corporate Zen' in postwar Japan. The second edition includes a substantive new chapter on the roots of Zen militarism and an epilogue that explores the potentially volatile mix of religion and war. With the increasing interest in Buddhism in the West, this book is as timely as it is certain to be controversial.