Zen and the Art of Librarianship

Barrett, T.H.

Abstract

This paper explores widely held misconceptions about the publishing of East Asian religious books, bibliographies and canons connected to a tradition that appears to foreswear books altogether – Zen Buddhism in China and Japan. Zen and East Asian Buddhist librarianship are also considered here in terms of a rich history of book collecting, printing, and distributing in China and in Europe.

Citation

Barrett, T. (2019). Zen and the Art of Librarianship. *Journal not in list, 1, 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1163/25897179-12340002

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 10, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Dec 22, 2020
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 22, 2025
• Journal: Journal of Chan Buddhism
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 3-16
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/25897179-12340002
• Keywords: Zen Buddhism; Chan Buddhism; Buddhist canon; Japanese Zen; Dunhuang manuscripts; Sinophone books
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