Seeing Through Zen
, by McRae, John R.- ISBN: 9780520237988 | 0520237986
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/1/2004
This book offers new analytic models for interpretation of Zen spiritual practice and religious history. McRae devotes himself to overturning some commonly held (mis)conceptions, examining basic issues such as ideology, lineage, history vs. legend, transmission, Chan iconoclasm and fundraising, and imperial patronage.