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Love, Rōshi : Robert Baker Aitken and His Distant Correspondents /

Love, Roshi explores the relationship between Robert Baker Aitken (1917-2010), American Zen teacher and author, and his distant correspondents, individuals drawn to Zen teachings and practice through books. Aitken, founder of the Honolulu Diamond Sangha, promoted Zen to a wide audience in works such...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baroni, Helen Josephine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2012], ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Love, Rōshi; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; Preliminary Matters; Introduction; Chapter 1: Setting the Stage: Aitken and the Context of Zen in America; Part I: Distant Correspondents Write to the Rōshi; Chapter 2: Why People Write; Chapter 3: Patterns of Zen Practice among the Distant Correspondents; Chapter 4: Areas of Special Concern Raised by Distant Correspondents; Chapter 5: Special Constituencies within the Distant Correspondents; Part II: The Rōshi Responds; Chapter 6: Robert Aitken's Zen Ministry by Mail.
  • Chapter 7: These Words Are Your Words: Patterns in Aitken's Responses to his Distant CorrespondentsConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.