The Poetry Demon - Song-Dynasty Monks on Verse and the Way

About the author

Jason Protass is associate professor of religious studies at Brown University.

Summary

Chinese Buddhist monks of the Song dynasty (960-1279) called the irresistible urge to compose poetry “the poetry demon.” In this ambitious study, Jason Protass seeks to bridge the fields of Buddhist studies and Chinese literature to examine the place of poetry in the lives of Song monks.

Product details

• Authors: Jason Protass
• Assisted by: Robert E Buswell (Editor), Robert E. Buswell (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780824886622
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-8662-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Kuroda Studies in East Asian B; Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous