ZEN Effects
The Life of Alan Watts
Published on 12. April 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-893361-32-4 (ISBN)
Description
Through his widely popular books and lectures, Alan Watts (1915-1973) did more to introduce Eastern philosophy and religion to Western minds than any figure before or since. Watts touched the lives of many. He was a renegade Zen teacher, an Anglican priest, a lecturer, an academic, an entertainer, a leader of the San Francisco renaissance, and the author of more than thirty books, including The Way of Zen, Psychotherapy East and West, and The Spirit of Zen.
Reviews / Votes
"For illuminating details on how Watts happened to be in the right place at the right time to bring Zen to the attention of millions, this biography is a must."-Los Angeles Times
"Lucid, intelligent, and compelling...inspires ne
-Jack Maguire, author of Waking Up: A Week Inside a Zen Monastery and Essential Buddhism
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Woodstock
United States
Publishing group
Jewish Lights Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
434 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-893361-32-4 (9781893361324)
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Person
Monica Furlong was an author and journalist who lived in London. She authored many books, including Longings: Medieval Women Mystics.
Content
Foreword to the SkyLight Lives Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Paradise Garden, 1915-1920
2. The Education of a Brahmin, 1920-1932
3. Christmas Zen, 1932-1938
4. The Towers of Manhattan, 1938-1941
5. Colored Christian, 1941-1947
6. Correspondence, 1947-1950
7. A Priest Inhibited, 1950-1951
8. The Wisdom of Insecurity, 1951-1960
9. Counterculture, 1960-1968
10. The Home Behind Home, 1969-1973
Notes
Books by Alan Watts
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Paradise Garden, 1915-1920
2. The Education of a Brahmin, 1920-1932
3. Christmas Zen, 1932-1938
4. The Towers of Manhattan, 1938-1941
5. Colored Christian, 1941-1947
6. Correspondence, 1947-1950
7. A Priest Inhibited, 1950-1951
8. The Wisdom of Insecurity, 1951-1960
9. Counterculture, 1960-1968
10. The Home Behind Home, 1969-1973
Notes
Books by Alan Watts
Index