Jay Martin

Broschiertes Buch

Journey to Heavenly Mountain

Beschreibung

This book recounts the author's travels and his meetings with monks, remarkable masters, and dozens of other memorable Chinese people -- the funny, the wise, the unscrupulous, the kind and compassionate. Anyone who has wondered about the health of monastic Buddhism in China today will find this a fascinating account. Anyone who longs for the serenity and clarity that the author sought in his journey will benefit from reading this book.

Autor

Jay Martin holds Ph.D.s in Psychoanalysis and English. He has been a professor of Government, English, a supervisor in Psychiatry and Human Behavior and a psychoanalyst in private practice. He was the 2000-1 Dai Ho Chun Distinguished Visiting Professor at the U. of Hawai'i, and teaches at Claremont McKenna College. His biography of Henry Miller has been translated into many languages; other books include biographies of Nathanael West, Robert Lowell and Conrad Aiken.:

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hohm Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 141mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781890772178
• ISBN-10: 1890772178
• Artikelnr.: 21936399