|
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > Zen Buddhism
|
Buy Now
Japanese Death Poems - Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death (Paperback)
Loot Price: R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
You Save: R35
(10%)
|
|
|
Japanese Death Poems - Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death (Paperback)
 (sign in to rate)
List price R365
Loot Price R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
You Save R35 (10%)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Although the consciousness of death is, in most cultures, very much
a part of life, this is perhaps nowhere more true than in Japan,
where the approach of death has given rise to a centuries-old
tradition of writing jisei, or the death poem. Such a poem is often
written in the very last moments of the poet's life. Hundreds of
Japanese death poems, many with a commentary describing the
circumstances of the poet's death, have been translated into
English here, the great majority of them for the first time. Yoel
Hoffmann explores the attitudes and customs surrounding death in
historical and present-day Japan, and gives examples of how these
have been reflected in the nation's literature in general. The
development of writing jisei is then examined from the poems of
longing of the early nobility and the more masculine verses of the
samurai to the satirical death poems of later centuries. Zen
Buddhist ideas about death are also described as a preface to the
collection of Chinese death poems by Zen monks that are also
included. Finally, the last section contains three hundred twenty
haiku, some of which have never been assembled before, in English
translation and romanized in Japanese.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
