Sad Paradise: Jack Kerouac's Nostalgic Buddhism

Jack Kerouac's study of Buddhism started in earnest in 1953 and is traditionally believed to have ended in 1958. This paper considers the relationship between Kerouac's Buddhist practice and his multi-layered nostalgia. Based on a close reading of his unpublished diaries from the mid-1950s...

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Main Author: Haynes, Sarah 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-11
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Buddhism in America
B Nostalgia
B Kerouac
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