The Signifier Pointing at the Moon : Psychoanalysis and Zen Buddhism.
Within the context of a careful review of the psychology of religion and prior non-Lacanian literature on the subject, Raul Moncayo builds a bridge between Lacanian psychoanalysis and Zen Buddhism that steers clear of reducing one to the other or creating a simplistic synthesis between the two. Inst...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Karnac Books,
2012
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Within the context of a careful review of the psychology of religion and prior non-Lacanian literature on the subject, Raul Moncayo builds a bridge between Lacanian psychoanalysis and Zen Buddhism that steers clear of reducing one to the other or creating a simplistic synthesis between the two. Instead, by making a purposeful "One-mistake" of "unknown knowing", this book remains consistent with the analytic unconscious and continues in the splendid tradition of Bodhidharma who did not know "Who" he was and told Emperor Wu that there was no merit in building temples for Buddhism. Both traditions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849409872 1849409870 1855754762 9781855754768 1280686146 9781280686146 9781781810675 1781810672 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
