Enlightened Individualism: Buddhism and Hinduism in American Literature from the Beats to the Present

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Title: Enlightened Individualism: Buddhism and Hinduism in American Literature from the Beats to the Present
Authors: Garton-Gundling, Kyle
Publisher Information: The Ohio State University Press, 2019.
Publication Year: 2019
Subject Terms: Literary Criticism / American / General, Beats (Persons) in literature, Buddhism in literature, Literary Criticism / Asian / Chinese, American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism, 16. Peace & justice, Literary Criticism / Asian / Indic, Literary Criticism / Asian / Japanese, Literary Criticism / Comparative Literature, Hinduism in literature, Literature and transnationalism
Description: Beat Buddhism and American freedom: Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac, and Tom Robbins -- Anti-Beat reactions and mainstream mysticism: J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey and Robert Pirsig's Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance -- Secret rituals and American autonomy: Thomas Pynchon's Vineland and Don Delillo's Underworld -- Asian religions and African dreams: Alice Walker and Charles Johnson -- Buddhist nonself and Asian American identity: lan Cao's Monkey bridge and Maxine Hong Kingston's The fifth book of peace. ; Item embargoed for five years
Document Type: Book
File Description: application/pdf
DOI: 10.26818/9780814213926
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....fce893f843b07000e57fd393f47ee907
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:Beat Buddhism and American freedom: Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac, and Tom Robbins -- Anti-Beat reactions and mainstream mysticism: J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey and Robert Pirsig's Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance -- Secret rituals and American autonomy: Thomas Pynchon's Vineland and Don Delillo's Underworld -- Asian religions and African dreams: Alice Walker and Charles Johnson -- Buddhist nonself and Asian American identity: lan Cao's Monkey bridge and Maxine Hong Kingston's The fifth book of peace. ; Item embargoed for five years
DOI:10.26818/9780814213926