Putting a Price on Zen: The Business of Redefining Religion for Global Consumption

Over the past several decades, Zen has become a mark of global cosmopolitanism. Largely divorced from its religious context, the word “<em>zen</em>” appears in many languages with a remarkable diversity of accepted meanings and usages. In this paper, I outline the historical and cultural...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joshua A. Irizarry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Lucerne 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Global Buddhism
Subjects:
Zen
Online Access:http://www.globalbuddhism.org/jgb/index.php/jgb/article/view/147