The Laughing Buddha: Zen and the Comic Spirit

by Conrad Hyers

Overview

This book has been highly acclaimed both as an imaginative way of introducing the Zen tradition to Western readers, and as an important contribution to understanding the fullness of the Zen perspective and way of life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781725209374
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	01/26/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	198
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

Conrad Hyers has served as Professor of the History of Religion and Chair of the Department of Religion at both Beloit College and at Gustavus Adolphus College. He is also an ordained Presbyterian minister, and author of 'Zen and the Comic Spirit', 'The Meaning of Creation', 'Once-Born,Twice-Born Zen,' 'And God Created Laughter', and editor of 'Holy Laughter: Essays on Religion in the Comic Perspective'.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Superb pieces on the comic perspective in Zen literature and art. The contrast of the mythic and everyday worlds is wonderfully illuminating. My admiration for the way in which these Japanese and Chinese Buddhist themes are handled." — Joseph Campbell

"Profoundly impressive. A fine contribution, unique of its kind, to the literature on Zen Buddhism." — Christmas Humphreys

Editorial Reviews

"Superb pieces on the comic perspective in Zen literature and art. The contrast of the mythic and everyday worlds is wonderfully illuminating. My admiration for the way in which these Japanese and Chinese Buddhist themes are handled." — Joseph Campbell

"Profoundly impressive. A fine contribution, unique of its kind, to the literature on Zen Buddhism." — Christmas Humphreys

From the Publisher