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Where the World Does Not Follow: Buddhist China in Picture and Poem Wisdom Edition
Contributor(s): O'Connor, Mike (Translator), Johnson, Steven R. (Photographer)
ISBN: 0861713095     ISBN-13: 9780861713097
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
OUR PRICE:   $22.46  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: November 2002
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Annotation: An exquisite gift book that includes dozens of previously unpublished photographs of remote areas of China.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism - General (see Also Philosophy - Buddhist)
Dewey: 294.309
LCCN: 2002005233
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 8.68" W x 9.98" (1.30 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Buddhist
 
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Publisher Description:
Gorgeous and unique, Where the World Does Not Follow captures an almost-hidden China. Acclaimed translator Mike O'Connor and photographer Steven Johnson uncover a world rarely seen by outsiders--even as they capture it in its everyday beauty. O'Connor's translations of poems from China's Tang Dynasty sing in the present day, while Johnson's photographs reveal a modern-day China that seems almost unchanged by the passing of centuries.

Chinese authorities are only now allowing access to ancient Buddhist sites and many writings and devotional objects are being made available for the first time in decades. These poems written by Zen and Taoist hermit-sages, together with the crisp yet almost dreamlike images capture the aesthetic, literary, and spiritual roots of Buddhist China. Where the World Does Not Follow provides insight into a world that very few have been able to visit--and a time difficult even to imagine. O'Connor and Johnson's book is a hymn to nature, to the art of photography, and to the common beauty of humanity that extends to us like a silk thread from another time and place.

Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Steven R.: - Steven R. Johnson is a leading photographer, specializing in landscapes of China and his work is included in books including The Road to Heaven.