Zen

by Eugen Herrigel

Includes Zen in the Art of Archery and The Method of Zen.

125 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Eugen Herrigel was a German philosopher who taught philosophy at Tohoku Imperial University in Sendai, Japan, from 1924 to 1929 and introduced Zen to large parts of Europe through his writings. He was a member of the Militant League for German Culture and was committed to Nazi beliefs until he died.

Reviews

[Adrian Stathoukos]

This book shares more about the author's exoticism and mysticism of a romanticized "tradition" than anything remotely related to "Zen" Buddhism.