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Zen-Life : Ikkyū and Beyond.

Steiner, Evgeny.

Zen-Life : Ikkyū and Beyond. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (471 pages)

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDICES.

This book examines Japanese culture of the Muromachi epoch (14-16 centuries) with Ikkyu Sojun (1394-1481) as its focal point. Ikkyu’s contribution to the culture of his time was all-embracing and unique. He can be called the embodiment of his era, given that all the features typical for the Japanese culture of the High Middle Ages were concentrated in his personality. This multidisciplinary study of Ikkyu’s artistic, religious, and philosophical heritage reconstructs his creative mentality an.

9781443862875


Ikkyu, -- 1394-1481.
Zen Buddhism -- Japan.
Japan -- History -- Muromachi period, 1336-1573.


Electronic books.

BQ9399.I567 -- .S84 2014eb

294.361

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