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Rude Awakenings

Rude Awakenings

Heisig, James W.
Maraldo, John C.

Paperback

Series: Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture, Book 10

Religion General BuddhismGeneral Eastern Religions

ISBN10: 082481746X
ISBN13: 9780824817466
Publisher: Univ Of Hawaii Pr
Published: Jun 1 1995
Pages: 390
Weight: 1.24
Height: 0.95 Width: 6.02 Depth: 9.28
Language: English

Can Zen tell us whether particular wars are right or wrong? What role did D. T. Suzuki and other Zen figures play in the Japanese nationalism that fueled World War II? What are we to make of nationalistic elements in the thought of Nishida Kitaro, Tanabe Hajime, Nishitani Keiji, and other philosophers of the Kyoto School? What connection was there between the Japanese project of overcoming the modernity of the West and the militarism of its 15-year war in Asia?

In a collection of carefully documented essays, 15 Japanese and Western scholars take up these and other questions about the political responsibility of Japanese Buddhist intellectuals. This well-indexed and meticulously edited volume offers a variety of critical perspectives and a wealth of information for those interested in prewar and wartime history, Zen, Japanese philosophy, and the problem of nationalism today.

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