Lacan and Chan Buddhist Thought Reflections on Buddhism in Lacan’s Seminar X and Beyond
Synopsis
Lacan and Chan Buddhist Thought provides a close reading of how Lacan mobilizes concepts from Chan Buddhist philosophy, culture, and practice in his later teachings.The book emerged from the three co-authors’ engagement with Lacan’s 1962–1963 Seminar on Anxiety, and the significance of Lacan’s original interpretation of the Buddhist principle that desire is the cause of suffering. The book reads key Lacanian concepts – such as the objet a, jouissance, the real, Nirvana, and the mirror – through ancient Buddhist teachings and koans. With this focused exploration of psychoanalysis and Chan Buddhism, the authors offer a philosophically grounded cross-cultural approach to the theory and practice of psychoanalysis in Asian countries.
Lacan and Chan Buddhist Thought will be a rich resource for psychoanalysts, academics, and students interested in Lacan and religion, the intellectual and cultural relationship between Asian and Western thought, and Mahayana Buddhism more generally.
Book details
- Author:
- Raul Moncayo, Yang Yu
- ISBN:
- 9781000780543
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781003198765, 9781032056968, 9781032056975
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- 98
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2022-12-23
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2023
- Copyright by:
- Raul Moncayo and Yang Yu. The right of Raul Moncayo and Yang Yu to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology