Zen Buddhist rhetoric in China, Korea, and Japan /

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Through a diachronic and comparative approach this book offers a comprehensive study of Zen Buddhist linguistic and rhetoric devices in China, Korea, and Japan. It draws a vivid picture of the complexity of Zen Buddhist literary production in interaction with doctrinal and ritual issues, as well as...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Anderl, Christoph
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Series:Conceptual history and Chinese linguistics ; v. 3.
Subjects:
Chinese language > Rhetoric.
Chinese language > History.
Buddhism and literature > China.
Buddhism and literature > Korea.
Buddhism and literature > Japan.
Chinois (Langue) > Rhétorique.
Chinois (Langue) > Histoire.
Bouddhisme et littérature > Chine.
Bouddhisme et littérature > Corée.
Bouddhisme et littérature > Japon.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
Buddhism and literature
Chinese language
Chinese language > Rhetoric
China
Japan
Korea
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Through a diachronic and comparative approach this book offers a comprehensive study of Zen Buddhist linguistic and rhetoric devices in China, Korea, and Japan. It draws a vivid picture of the complexity of Zen Buddhist literary production in interaction with doctrinal and ritual issues, as well as in response to the sociopolitical contexts.
Item Description:"The papers included in this volume are originally based on presentations given at a conference on Zen Buddhist rhetoric in the autumn of 2008 in Norway."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 473 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004206281
9004206280
9004185569
9789004185562
ISSN:2210-2884 ;

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