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Comparative Journeys
Anthony C. Yu
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Description for Comparative Journeys
Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
Throughout his academic career, Anthony C. Yu has employed a comparative approach to literary analysis that pays careful attention to the religious and philosophical elements of Chinese and Western texts. His mastery of both canons remains unmatched in the field, and his immense knowledge of the contexts that gave rise to each tradition supplies the foundations for ideal comparative scholarship. In these essays, Yu explores the overlap between literature and religion in Chinese and Western literature. He opens with a principal method for relating texts to religion and follows with several essays that apply this approach to single texts in ... Read more
Throughout his academic career, Anthony C. Yu has employed a comparative approach to literary analysis that pays careful attention to the religious and philosophical elements of Chinese and Western texts. His mastery of both canons remains unmatched in the field, and his immense knowledge of the contexts that gave rise to each tradition supplies the foundations for ideal comparative scholarship. In these essays, Yu explores the overlap between literature and religion in Chinese and Western literature. He opens with a principal method for relating texts to religion and follows with several essays that apply this approach to single texts in ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Masters of Chinese Studies
Number of Pages
432
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231143264
SKU
V9780231143264
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99-15
About Anthony C. Yu
Anthony C. Yu is Carl Darling Buck Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Humanities and professor emeritus of religion and literature in the Divinity School at the University of Chicago. A native of Hong Kong, He received his doctorate at The University of Chicago and held concurrent faculty appointments in the departments of East Asian languages and civilizations, English, and ... Read more
Reviews for Comparative Journeys
This collection of essays is highly recommended to anyone interested in understanding China and its rich cultural legacies.
Zhang Longxi Journal of Religion The essays cover an impressive range of material, recapping Yu's long-term achievements as a leading scholar of religion and literature.
Karen L. Thornber Journal of American Academy of Religion An original and pioneering work, it ... Read more
Zhang Longxi Journal of Religion The essays cover an impressive range of material, recapping Yu's long-term achievements as a leading scholar of religion and literature.
Karen L. Thornber Journal of American Academy of Religion An original and pioneering work, it ... Read more