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BUDDHISM, EAST AND WEST

BUDDHISM, EAST AND WEST Review Essays B UDDHI SM , E AST AND W EST J AM E S N AJARIAN Boston College Humphries, Jeff. Reading Emptiness: Buddhism and Literature. Albany NY: State University of New York Press, 1999. Pp. x + 169. $49.50 cloth, $14.95 paper. Lopez, Donald S., Jr. Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Chicago I L and London: University of Chicago Press, 1998. Pp. x + 283. $26.00 cloth, $14.00 paper. Rudy, John G. Wordsworth and the Zen Mind: The Poetry of Self-Emptying. Albany NY: State University of New York Press, 1996. Pp. xix + 269. $59.50 cloth, $19.95 paper. Westgeest, Helen. Zen in the Fifties: Interaction in Art Between East and West. Zwolle and Amstelveen Netherlands: Waanders Publishers and COB RA Museum voor Moderne Kunst, 1996. Pp. 262 + 112 illustrations. $29.95 paper. * A ny casual observer of the religious scene must be noticing the greater prominence of Buddhism in Western and American culture. This increased role is often hard to interpret; where does trendy fascination leave off and serious religious interest begin? Bits of Buddhist practice have seeped into the popular culture, often taking up unrecognizable forms. Many of my Catholic students, for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Religion and the Arts Brill

BUDDHISM, EAST AND WEST

Najarian, James
Religion and the Arts , Volume 4 (4): 547 – Jan 1, 2000
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Review Essays B UDDHI SM , E AST AND W EST J AM E S N AJARIAN Boston College Humphries, Jeff. Reading Emptiness: Buddhism and Literature. Albany NY: State University of New York Press, 1999. Pp. x + 169. $49.50 cloth, $14.95 paper. Lopez, Donald S., Jr. Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Chicago I L and London: University of Chicago Press, 1998. Pp. x + 283. $26.00 cloth, $14.00 paper. Rudy, John G. Wordsworth and the Zen Mind: The Poetry of Self-Emptying. Albany NY: State University of New York Press, 1996. Pp. xix + 269. $59.50 cloth, $19.95 paper. Westgeest, Helen. Zen in the Fifties: Interaction in Art Between East and West. Zwolle and Amstelveen Netherlands: Waanders Publishers and COB RA Museum voor Moderne Kunst, 1996. Pp. 262 + 112 illustrations. $29.95 paper. * A ny casual observer of the religious scene must be noticing the greater prominence of Buddhism in Western and American culture. This increased role is often hard to interpret; where does trendy fascination leave off and serious religious interest begin? Bits of Buddhist practice have seeped into the popular culture, often taking up unrecognizable forms. Many of my Catholic students, for

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