Odyssey of the Buddhist Mind - The Allegory of the Later Journey to the West

Informationen zum Autor By Xiaolian Liu Klappentext Xiaolian Liu presents the first and only major study on the achievement of the novel in the context of both Western and Chinese allegorical traditions. ...reveals some deep meanings of Taoist and Buddhist teachings behind the novel...a considersble addition to the sparsely researched field of traditional Chinese novels. Journal Of Oriental Studies ...reveals some deep meanings of Taoist and Buddhist teachings behind the novel...a considersble addition to the sparsely researched field of traditional Chinese novels. Journal Of Oriental Studies Zusammenfassung Xiaolian Liu presents the first and only major study on the achievement of the novel in the context of both Western and Chinese allegorical traditions.

Product details

• Authors: Xiaolian Liu, Liu Xiaolian
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.1994
• EAN: 9780819196705
• ISBN: 978-0-8191-9670-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; RELIGION / Buddhism / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Buddhism, Chinese, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800