Beyond Zen : D.T. Suzuki and the modern transformation of Buddhism / edited by John Breen, Sueki Fumihiko, and Yamada Shōji.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Breen, John, 1956- editor.

Sueki, Fumihiko, editor.

Yamada, Shōji, 1963- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro, 1870-1966--Influence.

Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro.

Buddhist scholars--Japan.

Buddhist scholars.

Buddhism--Japan.

Buddhism.

Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro, 1870-1966.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Japan.

Physical Description:

ix, 312 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2022.

Summary:

"Beyond Zen: D.T. Suzuki and the Modern Transformation of Buddhism is an accessible collection of multidisciplinary essays, which offer a genuinely new appraisal of the great Zen scholar-practitioner, D.T. Suzuki (1870-1966). Suzuki's writings and lectures continue to exert a profound influence on how Zen, Buddhism more broadly, and indeed Japanese culture as a whole, are understood in the U.S., Europe, and across the globe. With the publication of Beyond Zen, we have at last in a single volume a comprehensive assessment of Suzuki that locates him and his legacy in the context of the turbulent age in which he lived. Now is the perfect moment for reflection and stock-taking. The fiftieth anniversary of Suzuki's death passed just a few years ago, the copyright on his literary output has expired, and his selected works have recently been published by a major American university press. The work comprises twelve essays by some of the best Zen scholars in the world, Anglophone and Japanese, seasoned and young. They take a fresh look at Suzuki, his life and legacy, and their themes range broadly. Readers will find here explorations of Suzuki as he engaged with Zen and Mahayana Buddhism; nationalism and international relations; war and peace; religion, literature, and the media; the individual and society; and family, friends, and animals. Beyond Zen is structured chronologically to reveal the development in Suzuki's thought during his long and eventful life. All in all, this collection offers a compelling, provocative, and multidimensional reappraisal of an extraordinary man and his times"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

D.T. Suzuki at the Turn of the Century (c. 1890-c. 1920)

D.T. Suzuki in the Interwar Years (c. 1920-c. 1941)

D.T. Suzuki during and after the War (c. 1941-c. 1946)

Postwar D.T. Suzuki (c. 1946-c. 2000).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780824890117

0824890116

OCLC:

1292591600

Publisher Number:

40031401639