Zen in America: Profiles of five teachers : Robert Aitken, Jakusho Kwong, Bernard Glassman, Maurine Stuart, Richard Baker

by Helen Tworkov

Paperback, 1989

Status

Available

Tags

Western Buddhist Teachers

Collection

Zen Buddhism

Publication

North Point Press (1989), Edition: First Edition Presumed, 252 pages

Description

Foreword by Minnesota author, Natalie Goldberg.

Language

English

ISBN

0865473544 / 9780865473546

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Library's review

This expanded edition of the highly acclaimed investigation of Zen teaching in America, by the founder and editor of America's first Buddhist magazine, lays bare the issues at the heart of the Zen mission. Through in-depth portraits of five American Zen masters, Tworkov creates a trenchant
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 sociological picture of an important strand of American spiritual life.
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(2 ratings; 4.3)

Pages

252

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