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Zen Effects: The Life of Alan Watts
Contributor(s): Furlong, Monica (Author)
ISBN: 1893361322     ISBN-13: 9781893361324
Publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $17.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2001
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Annotation: A combination of spiritual insight and outrageous behavior, wisdom and childishness, joyous high spirits and deep loneliness, Alan Watts (1915-1973) touched the lives of many with his teachings. In this penetrating biography, Furlong reveals how Watts was instrumental in introducing Eastern philosophy and religion to Western minds.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
- Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen)
- Philosophy | Eastern
Dewey: B
LCCN: 00054915
Series: SkyLight Lives
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.01" W x 9.03" (0.85 lbs) 264 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Buddhist
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Publisher Description:

The first and only full-length biography of one of
the most charismatic spiritual innovators of the twentieth century.

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.