Zen and the Art of Librarianship

Abstract This paper explores widely held misconceptions about the publishing of East Asian religious books, bibliographies and canons connected to a tradition that appears to foreswear books altogether – Zen Buddhism in China and Japan. Zen and East Asian Buddhist librarianship are also considered h...

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Autor principal: Barrett, Timothy Hugh (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2019
En: Journal of Chan Buddhism
Año: 2019, Volumen: 1, Número: 1/2, Páginas: 3-16
Otras palabras clave:B Dunhuang manuscripts
B Japanese Zen
B Zen Buddhism
B BUDDHIST CANON
B Sinophone books
B Chan Buddhism
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
Volltext (Publisher)
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Sumario:Abstract This paper explores widely held misconceptions about the publishing of East Asian religious books, bibliographies and canons connected to a tradition that appears to foreswear books altogether – Zen Buddhism in China and Japan. Zen and East Asian Buddhist librarianship are also considered here in terms of a rich history of book collecting, printing, and distributing in China and in Europe.
ISSN:2589-7179
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Journal of Chan Buddhism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/25897179-12340002