Zen in the Art of Archery

Zen in the Art of Archery

Zen in the Art of Archery

Zen in the Art of Archery

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Overview

A classic work on Eastern philosophy, and a charming, deeply illuminating story of one man’s experience with Zen.

Eugen Herrigel, a German professor of Philosophy in Tokyo, took up the study of archery as a step toward an understanding of Zen Buddhism. This book is the account of the six years he spent as a student of one of Japan’s great kyudo (archery) masters, and of how he gradually overcame his initial inhibitions and began to feel his way toward new truths and ways of seeing.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780375705090
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 01/26/1999
Pages: 96
Sales rank: 23,849
Product dimensions: 5.15(w) x 7.98(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

EUGEN HERRIGEL was a German professor who taught philosophy at the University of Tokyo between the wars. In endeavoring to become a Zen mystic, he penetrated deeply and personally into the theory and practice of Zen Buddhism and subjected himself to the rigorous discipline of training with a Zen Master for six years. Zen in the Art of Archery is the account of this experience and his The Method of Zen is also available from Vintage Books. Professor Herrigel died in 1955.
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