Quiet-Sitting and Political Activism: The Thought and Practice of Satō Naokata

This paper shows that quiet-sitting (seiza), a Neo-Confucian meditative practice, accommodated, at least in the thought of Satō Naokata, a readiness to endorse energetic political activism, especially in the form of aggressive opposition to tyranny. The paper first examines Naokata's writings o...

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Main Author: Tucker, John A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2002]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2002, Volume: 29, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 107-146
Further subjects:B Learning
B Buddhism
B Religious Studies
B Samurai
B political activism
B Confucianism
B Religious Ethics
B Humaneness
B Tyranny
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