New Genre Developments in Autobiographical Buddhist Literature

This book review essay explores two works that examine new hybrid genres of Western Buddhist autobiographical writing: John D. Barbour's Journeys of Transformation (2022) and Ben Van Overmeire's American Koan (2024). In Barbour's exploration of Western Buddhist travel narratives and V...

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Main Author: Beek, Kimberly A. D. (Author)
Contributors: Van Overmeire, Ben 1984- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Journal of global buddhism
Year: 2025, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-97
Review of:American koan (Charlottesville$aLondon : University of Virginia Press, 2024) (Beek, Kimberly A. D.)
Further subjects:B Western Buddhist travel narratives
B Book review
B Autobiography
B Buddhist literature
B Western Buddhist autobiography
B Zen koan
B Buddhism in the West
B Buddhist travel writing
B Religion and literature
B Zen koan in Western literature
B Buddhism and Western literature
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