Zen Culture by Thomas Hoover

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Author Hoover, Thomas, 1941-
LoC No. 76050559
Title Zen Culture
Note Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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Summary "Zen Culture" by Thomas Hoover is a nonfiction exploration of Zen aesthetics and its influence on various aspects of Japanese art and culture, written in the late 20th century. The book delves into how Zen principles permeate not just traditional art forms but also contemporary design, architecture, and even everyday life, suggesting a seamless connection between the historical and the modern. Hoover investigates Zen's emphasis on direct experience over intellectual analysis, positioning it within the broader spectrum of Japanese thought and culture. At the start of the work, Hoover presents an observation that the Zen arts exhibit striking modernity and a timeless quality, asserting their relevance to contemporary aesthetics. He elaborates on this by discussing how Zen ceramics, calligraphy, architecture, and performance art resonate with modern artistic movements, noting parallels with abstract expressionism and minimalism. The opening section also introduces the notion of 'direct perception' as a key element of Zen, proposing that through the lens of Zen, one can rediscover beauty in simplicity and imperfection in both art and daily activities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
Subject Japan -- Civilization -- Zen influences
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