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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Published in:Journal of Chan Buddhism
Main Author: Barrett, Timothy Hugh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2019
In: Journal of Chan Buddhism
Further subjects:B Dunhuang manuscripts
B Japanese Zen
B Zen Buddhism
B BUDDHIST CANON
B Sinophone books
B Chan Buddhism
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Summary: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
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Chan Buddhism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/25897179-12340002