{"product_id":"chan-rhetoric-of-uncertainty-in-the-blue-cliff-record-sharpening-a-sword-at-the-dragon-gate-9780199397778","title":"Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: Sharpening a Sword at the Dragon Gate","description":"This book provides an in-depth textual and literary analysis of the\u003cem\u003e Blue Cliff Record\u003c\/em\u003e (Chinese \u003cem\u003eBiyanlu\u003c\/em\u003e, Japanese \u003cem\u003eHekiganroku\u003c\/em\u003e), a seminal Chan\/Zen Buddhist collection of commentaries on one hundred \u003cem\u003egongan\/koan\u003c\/em\u003e cases, considered in light of historical, cultural, and intellectual trends from the\u003cbr\u003eSong dynasty (960-1279). Compiled by the disciples of Yuanwu Keqin in 1128, the\u003cem\u003e Blue Cliff Record\u003c\/em\u003e is considered a classic of East Asian literature for its creative integration of prose and verse as well as hybrid or capping-phrase interpretations of perplexing cases.The collection employs a variety\u003cbr\u003eof rhetorical devices culled from both classic and vernacular literary sources and styles and is particularly notable for its use of indirection, allusiveness, irony, paradox, and wordplay, all characteristic of the approach of literary or lettered Chan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, as instrumental and influential as it is considered to be, the \u003cem\u003eBlue Cliff Record\u003c\/em\u003e has long been shrouded in controversy. The collection is probably best known today for having been destroyed in the 1130s at the dawn of the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) by Dahui Zonggao, Yuanwu's main\u003cbr\u003edisciple and harshest critic. It was out of circulation for nearly two centuries before being revived and partially reconstructed in the early 1300s. In this book, Steven Heine examines the diverse ideological connections and disconnections behind subsequent commentaries and translations of the \u003cem\u003eBlue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCliff Record\u003c\/em\u003e, thereby shedding light on the broad range of \u003cem\u003egongan\u003c\/em\u003e literature produced in the eleventh to thirteenth centuries and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Heine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199397778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Heine\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies and History and Founding Director of the Institute for Asian Studies at Florida International University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40008393588851,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":44.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8b0f13dc-1e6f-4fd9-b374-e1720d76fd5e.jpg?v=1650385185","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/chan-rhetoric-of-uncertainty-in-the-blue-cliff-record-sharpening-a-sword-at-the-dragon-gate-9780199397778","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}