Shots in the Dark : Japan, Zen, and the West /

In the years after World War II, Westerners and Japanese alike elevated Zen to the quintessence of spirituality in Japan. Pursuing the sources of Zen as a Japanese ideal, Shoji Yamada uncovers the surprising role of two cultural touchstones: Eugen Herrigel's Zen in the Art of Archery and the Ry...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yamada, Shōji, 1963- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Hartman, Earl (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press : International Research Center for Japanese Studies, 2011.
Edición:Paperback edition.
Colección:Buddhism and modernity.
Nichibunken monograph series ; no. 9.
Temas:
Herrigel, Eugen, > 1884-1955. > Zen in der Kunst des Bogenschiessens.
Herrigel, Eugen, > 1884-1955.
Herrigel, Eugen, > 1884-1955
Zen in der Kunst des Bogenschiessens (Herrigel, Eugen)
1900-1999
Zen Buddhism > Study and teaching > Europe.
Civilization, Western > 20th century > Japanese influences.
Archery > Japan > Religious aspects.
Rock gardens, Japanese > Religious aspects.
Bouddhisme zen > Étude et enseignement > Europe.
Civilisation occidentale > 20e siècle > Influence japonaise.
Tir à l'arc > Japon > Aspect religieux.
Rocailles japonaises > Aspect religieux.
Zen Buddhism > Study and teaching
Ryōanji Teien (Kyoto, Japan)
Ryōanji Teien (Kyōto, Japon)
Europe
Japan
Japan > Kyoto > Ryōanji Teien
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface to the American Edition
  • Introduction
  • 1. Between the Real and the Fake
  • The Kitschy World of "Zen in/and the Art of . . ."
  • The Rock Garden in New York
  • 2. The Mystery of Zen in the Art of Archery
  • The Beginning of the Story
  • Spiritual Archery and Herrigel's Meeting with Its Teacher
  • Becoming a Disciple
  • Breathing
  • The Release
  • Purposefulness and Purposelessness
  • The Target in the Dark
  • The Riddle of "It"
  • 3. Dissecting the Myth
  • The Spread of Zen in the Art of Archery
  • The Moment the Myth Was Born
  • What Is Japanese Archery?
  • The Great Doctrine of the Way of Shooting
  • What Herrigel Studied
  • 4. The Erased History
  • The Blank Slate
  • Herrigel's Early Years
  • The Japanese in Heidelberg
  • Homecoming and the Nazis
  • From the End of the War to Retirement
  • 5. Are Rock Gardens Really Pretty?
  • From the "Tiger Cubs Crossing the River" to the "Higher Self"
  • The Neglected Rock Garden
  • The Rock Garden in Textbooks
  • Unsightly Stones and a Weeping Cherry Tree
  • Shiga Naoya and Muro ̄Saisei
  • Are Rock Gardens Pretty?
  • Popularization and the Expression of Zen
  • Proof of Beauty
  • 6. Looking at the Mirror's Refl ection
  • Another Japan Experience
  • Bruno Taut and Ryoanji
  • The People Who Introduced Zen and Ryoanji to the West
  • Isamu Noguchi
  • How Zen in the Art of Archery and Ryoanji Were Received
  • Does Zen Stink?
  • Kyudo, Zen, and the Olympics
  • I Knew It! It's Zen!
  • Postscript
  • Translator's Afterword
  • Appendix: Herrigel's Defense
  • Kanji for Personal Names
  • Kanji for Japanese Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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