Rude Awakenings: Zen, the Kyoto School, & the Question of Nationalism (Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture, 10) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082481746X ISBN 13: 9780824817466

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, 1995

Synopsis

Can Zen tell us whether particular wars are right or wrong? What role did D. T. Suzuki and other Zen figures play in the Japanese nationalism that fueled World War II? What are we to make of nationalistic elements in the thought of Nishida Kitaro, Tanabe Hajime, Nishitani Keiji, and other philosophers of the Kyoto School? What connection was there between the Japanese project of overcoming the modernity of the West and the militarism of its 15-year war in Asia?

In a collection of carefully documented essays, 15 Japanese and Western scholars take up these and other questions about the political responsibility of Japanese Buddhist intellectuals. This well-indexed and meticulously edited volume offers a variety of critical perspectives and a wealth of information for those interested in prewar and wartime history, Zen, Japanese philosophy, and the problem of nationalism today.

About this title

About the Author:

James W. Heisig is a permanent research fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture in Nagoya, Japan.

John C. Maraldo is distinguished professor of philosophy emeritus at the University of North Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 082481746X
• ISBN 13: 9780824817466
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 390
• Editor: Heisig James W., Maraldo John C.