Brian Victoria

Zen War Stories (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the intimate relationship between Japanese institutional Buddhism and militarism during the Second World War.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136127625
• Artikelnr.: 38251969

Autorenporträt

Brian Daizen Victoria holds a M.A. in Buddhist Studies from Soto Zen sect-affiliated Komazawa University in Tokyo, and a Ph.D. from the Department of Religious Studies at Temple University. Brian entered the Soto Zen priesthood in 1964 and. following training at Daihonzan Eiheiji, pursued graduate studies in Buddhism at Soto Zen sect-affiliated Komazawa University in Tokyo. At present, Brian is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide in South Australia

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Zen Master Wept. Monks and Soldiers Move on their Stomachs. The
Zen of Assassination. Oomori Sôgen - The Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of Zen. Zen
Master Dôgen Goes to War - The Militarist and Anti-Semitic Writings of
Yasutani Haku'un. Carrying Zen to China Zen Selflessness' in Japanese
Militarism. Part II. Buddhist War Bereavement. Confessions of a Buddhist
Chaplain. Buddhism - The Last Refuge of War Criminals. Buddhism - A Top
Secret Religion in Wartime Japan. Epilogue. Works Cited. Index

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Part I. The Zen Master Wept. Monks and Soldiers Move on their Stomachs. The Zen of Assassination. Oomori Sôgen - The Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of Zen. Zen Master Dôgen Goes to War - The Militarist and Anti-Semitic Writings of Yasutani Haku'un. Carrying Zen to China Zen Selflessness' in Japanese Militarism. Part II. Buddhist War Bereavement. Confessions of a Buddhist Chaplain. Buddhism - The Last Refuge of War Criminals. Buddhism - A Top Secret Religion in Wartime Japan. Epilogue. Works Cited. Index

Rezensionen

'Victoria presents us with a carefully documented study.' - Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

'This case material comes with an accompanying critical commentary. This provocative book will interest those concerned with the ideology and psychology of late imperial Japan and the possible uses of Buddhism in justifying holy war.' - Journal of Military Ethics, 2003

'Victoria presents us with a carefully documented study.' - Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

'This case material comes with an accompanying critical commentary. This provocative book will interest those concerned with the ideology and psychology of late imperial Japan and the possible uses of Buddhism in justifying holy war.' - Journal of Military Ethics, 2003