| Zen Buddhist Rhetoric in China, Korea, and Japan Contributor(s): Anderl, Christoph |
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ISBN: 9004185569 ISBN-13: 9789004185562 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $183.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 895.109 |
| LCCN: 2011040930 |
| Series: Conceptual History and Chinese Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (2.02 lbs) 492 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the key factors for the success of the Ch n/Sǒn/Zen schools in East Asia was the creativity of their adherents concerning the development of innovative literary genres and the skillful application of linguistic and rhetorical devices in their textual products. From the very beginning, Zen Buddhists used literature in order to attract the attention and support of influential lay Buddhists, such as literati, officials, and members of the aristocracy. Consequently, Zen Buddhist texts had a deep and lasting impact on the development of East Asian languages, literary genres, and rhetorical devices, and more generally, on East Asian culture. In this volume, leading specialists in East Asian Buddhism and linguistics analyze the interplay of language and doctrine/ideology in Chinese Ch n, Korean Sŏn, and Japanese Zen, as well as tracing developments triggered by changes in the respective sociopolitical and socio-religious contexts. As a special focus, Zen rhetoric will be related to pre-Ch n Buddhist literary developments in India and China, in order to trace continuities and changes in the application of rhetorical strategies in the overall framework of Buddhist literary production. Through this diachronic and comparative approach, the great complexity and the multifaceted features of Ch n/Sŏn/Zen literature is revealed. |