The zen arts : an anthropological study of the culture of aesthetic form in Japan / / Rupert A. Cox

• Autore: Cox Rupert A.
• Pubblicazione: Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon : , : Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 704.948943927091864
• Soggetto topico: Zen arts - Japan; Aesthetics, Japanese
• Soggetto geografico: Japan Civilization Zen influences
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Table of Contents ; List of Plates ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1. Orientalism ; 2. A World Apart ; 3. The Word and the Body in Practice ; 4. Mimesis and Visuality ; 5. Structuring Relations ; 6. Distinguishing Persons ; 7. Culture as Aesthetic Value ; 8. Cracking Culture ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The tea ceremony and the martial arts are intimately linked in the popular and historical imagination with Zen Buddhism, and Japanese culture. They are commonly interpreted as religio-aesthetic pursuits which express core spiritual values through bodily gesture and the creation of highly valued objects. Ideally, the experience of practising the Zen arts culminates in enlightenment.<BR>This book challenges that long-held view and proposes that the Zen arts should be understood as part of a literary and visual history of representing Japanese culture through the arts. Cox argues that these texts
• Titolo autorizzato: The zen arts
• ISBN: 1-136-85551-3; 1-315-02891-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464397203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Royal Asiatic Society Books