Beyond Zen : : D. T. Suzuki and the Modern Transformation of Buddhism / / ed. by Fumihiko Sueki, Shōji Yamada, John Breen.

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...

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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Abbreviations --
Introduction --
PART I D. T. Suzuki at the Turn of the Century (c. 1890–c. 1920) --
CHAPTER ONE From Postpantheism to Transmaterialism: D. T. Suzuki and New Buddhism --
CHAPTER TWO Suzuki Daisetz Attempts a Mahāyāna Protestant Buddhism: Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism as True Religion --
PART II D. T. Suzuki in the Interwar Years (c. 1920–c. 1941) --
CHAPTER THREE The Suzuki Contribution to the Anglophone Press of Interwar Japan --
CHAPTER FOUR Was D. T. Suzuki a Nazi Sympathizer? --
CHAPTER FIVE D. T. Suzuki and the Welfare of Animals --
PART III D. T. Suzuki during and after the War (c. 1941–c. 1946) --
CHAPTER SIX D. T. Suzuki and the Two Cranes: American Philanthropy and Suzuki’s Global Agenda --
CHAPTER SEVEN Transnationalizing Spirituality: D. T. Suzuki’s Zen Textuality --
CHAPTER EIGHT How to Read D. T. Suzuki? The Notion of “Person” --
COLUMN 1 Suzuki Daisetsu, Spirituality, and the Problem of Shinto --
PART IV Postwar D. T. Suzuki (c. 1946–c. 2000) --
CHAPTER NINE Suzuki Daisetz’ “Spiritual Japan” and Buddhist War Responsibility: An Alternative History of the Allied Occupation of Japan, 1945–1952 --
CHAPTER TEN D. T. Suzuki’s Theory of Inspiration and the Challenges of Cross-Cultural Transmission --
CHAPTER ELEVEN D. T. Suzuki’s Literary Influence: Utopian Narrative in American and European Memoirs of Zen Life --
COLUMN 2 D. T. Suzuki and American Popular Culture --
Bibliography --
Contributors --
Index
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 Mahāyāna 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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780824892210
9783110993899
9783110994810
9783110994544
9783110994537
9783110564150
9783110786934
DOI:10.1515/9780824892210?locatt=mode:legacy
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Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Fumihiko Sueki, Shōji Yamada, John Breen.