Once-Born, Twice-Born Zen

by M. Conrad Hyers and Conrad Hyers

'Once-Born, Twice-Born Zen' is a fresh treatment of the two major Zen schools of Japan. Its biographical and comparative approach is both original and very readable. The use of William James' typology, along with other phenomenological categories, provides the reader with helpful handles for distinguishing the schools, as well as similar tendencies in other religious traditions. The book should make an excellent text for introductory and middle-level...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592444962
• ISBN13: 9781592444960
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.6"