| Zen Effects: The Life of Alan Watts Contributor(s): Furlong, Monica (Author) |
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ISBN: 1683365062 ISBN-13: 9781683365068 Publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) - Philosophy | Eastern |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: SkyLight Lives |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.23 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first and only full-length biography of one of Through his widely popular books and lectures, Alan Watts (1915-1973) did more to introduce Eastern philosophy and religion to Western minds than any figure before or since. Watts touched the lives of many. He was a renegade Zen teacher, an Anglican priest, a lecturer, an academic, an entertainer, a leader of the San Francisco renaissance, and the author of more than thirty books, including The Way of Zen, Psychotherapy East and West and The Spirit of Zen. Monica Furlong followed Watts's travels from his birthplace in England to the San Francisco Bay Area where he ultimately settled, conducting in-depth interviews with his family, colleagues, and intimate friends, to provide an analysis of the intellectual, cultural, and deeply personal influences behind this truly extraordinary life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Furlong, Monica: - Monica Furlong was an author and journalist who lived in London. She authored many books, including Longings: Medieval Women Mystics. |