Zen in the Art of Archery

Synopsis

Zen in the Art of Archery (Zen in der Kunst des Bogenschießens) is a book by German philosophy professor Eugen Herrigel, published in 1948, about his experiences studying Kyūdō, a form of Japanese archery, when he lived in Japan in the 1920s. It is credited with introducing Zen to Western audiences in the late 1940s and 1950s.

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Details

Type

Book

Release date

January 1, 1948

Genres

specialized literature

Created by

Eugen Herrigel

Countries

Germany