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Zen at War
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| Author(s) : Victoria, Brian Daizen |
| Publishers Price : £19.95 |
| Wisdom Price : £17.96(save 10%)
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| ISBN : 0742539261 | | EAN : 9780742539266 | | Cover : Paperback | | Pages : 286 | | Size : 228 x 148mm | | Publisher : Rowman And Littlefield | | Published : 1997 |
Category : Socially Engaged Buddhism
Category 2 : Zen: General
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Synopsis:
New edition. This groundbreaking new book offers a penetrating look at the ways in which some Zen teachers utilised Buddhism to foster a fanatical spirit in the Japanese military during World War Two. This edition includes a substantive new chapter on the roots of Zen militarism throughout the war.
"Zen at War is a wake-up call for all Buddhists. Victoria has shown in a passionate way that Buddhism is not immune to the kind of distortions that have been used throughout human history by virtually all of the world's religions to justify so-called holy war." John Daido Loori.
"In this carefully documented study, Brian Victoria discloses the incredible intellectual dishonesty of Japanese Buddhists who perverted their religion into a jingoistic doctrine of support for the emperor and imperial expansion during the period 1868-1945. Good job! We must face this dark side of our heritage squarely." Robert Aitken.
"Zen at War is a stunning contribution to our understanding of Japanese militarism and the broader issue of war responsibility as it continues to be addressed (and ignored) in contemporary Japan. Victoria's great sensitivity to the pervasion and betrayal of Buddhism's teachings about compassion and nonviolence makes his indictment of the role played by imperial war Buddhists in promoting ultranationalism and aggression all the more striking - and all the more saddening." John Dower. |
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