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Interactions with Japanese Buddhism: Explorations and Viewpoints in Twentieth-Century Kyoto (Eastern Buddhist Voices)
Pye Michael
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Description for Interactions with Japanese Buddhism: Explorations and Viewpoints in Twentieth-Century Kyoto (Eastern Buddhist Voices)
Paperback. This book brings together a range of authors who have significantly influenced subsequent Buddhist-Christian dialogue and the interaction between east and west. It is a companion volume to Listening to Shin Buddhism: Starting Points of Modern Dialogue. Editor(s): Pye, Michael. Series: Eastern Buddhist Voices. Num Pages: 258 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAF; HRC; HREP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
In the early twentieth-century, The Eastern Buddhist journal pioneered the presentation of Buddhism to the west and encouraged the west's engagement in interpretation. This interactive process increased dramatically in the post-war period, when dialogue between Buddhist and Christian thought began to take off in earnest. These debates and dialogues brought in voices with a Zen orientation, influenced in part by the philosophical Buddhism of the Kyoto School. Also to be heard, however, were contributions from the Pure Land and the Shin Buddhist traditions, which have a strong tradition in the city. This book brings together a range of authors who ... Read more
In the early twentieth-century, The Eastern Buddhist journal pioneered the presentation of Buddhism to the west and encouraged the west's engagement in interpretation. This interactive process increased dramatically in the post-war period, when dialogue between Buddhist and Christian thought began to take off in earnest. These debates and dialogues brought in voices with a Zen orientation, influenced in part by the philosophical Buddhism of the Kyoto School. Also to be heard, however, were contributions from the Pure Land and the Shin Buddhist traditions, which have a strong tradition in the city. This book brings together a range of authors who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Series
Eastern Buddhist Voices
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908049193
SKU
V9781908049193
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About Pye Michael
Michael Pye is Professor (emeritus) at Marburg University and a visiting Research Associate of Otani University in Kyoto. His writings have ranged widely over problems in the study of religions, studies in Buddhist thought and many aspects of contemporary Japanese religion. His major publications include Skilful Means and Emerging from Meditation.
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