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Princeton University Press Visions of Power: Medieval Japanese Buddhism - Faure

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Bernard Faure's scholarly exploration examines the mental universe of Soto Zen master Keizan Jokin (1268-1325), tracing the philosophical and cultural dimensions of medieval Japanese Buddhism. Building on Faure's established expertise in Chan Buddhism and Japanese Zen traditions, this work applies postmodernist critical techniques to understand Keizan not merely as an original thinker but as a representative figure embodying the paradoxes and tensions within the Soto school. The book functions as both intellectual biography and cultural history, revealing how Keizan's thought and practice reflected broader spiritual and institutional dynamics of his era. Published by Princeton University Press, this examination of Buddhist imaginaire offers readers a nuanced entry point into the complex relationship between Buddhist doctrine, institutional power, and lived religious experience in medieval Japan.

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Faure's analysis of Soto Zen master Keizan Jokin (1268-1325) reveals the cultural and philosophical paradoxes within medieval Japanese Buddhism.

The work employs postmodernist critical techniques to examine the mental universe and imaginaire of Buddhist thought during the Soto school's development.

This intellectual biography by Princeton University Press positions Keizan as a representative figure rather than an isolated original thinker.

Continues Faure's established scholarship on Chan Buddhism and Japanese Zen traditions with fresh interpretive approaches.

Explores the intersection of Buddhist doctrine, institutional authority, and lived religious experience in thirteenth to fourteenth century Japan.

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Brand: Princeton University Press
Format: paperback
ASIN: 0691029415
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Medieval
Domain: Amazon UK
Publication Date: 04 June 2000
Listed Since: 13 February 2007

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