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Visions of Power
Imagining Medieval Japanese Buddhism
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Exploring the mental universe of Soto Zen master Keizan Jokin, this work delves into the complexities of Chan/Zen Buddhism through a postmodern lens. Rather than presenting Keizan as a singular thinker, Faure illustrates him as a cultural representative, embodying the paradoxes of the Soto school. The narrative contrasts the rationality of Chan/Zen doctrine with the rich, mythical psychological landscape in which Keizan existed, paralleling the experiences of his contemporary, Dante Alighieri.
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Visions of Power, Bernard Faure
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- Title
- Visions of Power
- Subtitle
- Imagining Medieval Japanese Buddhism
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Bernard Faure
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 348
- ISBN13
- 9780691029412
- Category
- Esotericism and Religion
- Description
- Exploring the mental universe of Soto Zen master Keizan Jokin, this work delves into the complexities of Chan/Zen Buddhism through a postmodern lens. Rather than presenting Keizan as a singular thinker, Faure illustrates him as a cultural representative, embodying the paradoxes of the Soto school. The narrative contrasts the rationality of Chan/Zen doctrine with the rich, mythical psychological landscape in which Keizan existed, paralleling the experiences of his contemporary, Dante Alighieri.