10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EREMITISM»
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eremitism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
eremitism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Men of the Cliffs and Caves: The Development of the Chinese ...
CHAPTER ONE The Origins of Eremitism and Its Development in the Warring
States Period 1. EREMITISM AND THE EARLIEST TEXTS There is no evidence
that anything that might properly be termed eremitism existed before the time of ...
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The Confucian Persuasion
From various kinds of evidence, but in particular from that found in the dynastic
histories, it becomes clear that the concept of Confucian- sanctioned eremitism
underwent a remarkable transformation, the results of which can be seen most ...
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Ascetic Culture: Renunciation and Worldly Engagement
Eremitism in China JORDAN PAPER* ABSTRACT The ascetic-eremitic life
typical of the elite spirituality of Buddhism and pre-Protestant Christianity was not
a part of Chinese culture prior to the introduction of Buddhism, and it has been ...
Karigoudar Ishwaran, 1999
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Religion and Biography in China and Tibet
On eremitism in China, see VCI'VOOITI, Men ofthe Cliffs and Caves; Alan
Berkowitz, Patterns of Reclusion in Early Medieval China: A Study of the
Formulation of the Practice of Reclusion in China and its Portrayal, unpublished
PhD thesis, ...
In 1966, following a milestone publication on medieval eremitism,3 the famous
Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, wrote an article on Franciscan eremitism,4 in
which he connected what he called “Saint Francis' love of solitude” with the life in
...
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Dreaming the Southern Song Landscape: The Power of Illusion ...
Southern Song scholar-recluses did not need to abandon their comfortable life
and cultivated what could be called "aesthetic eremitism."5 31. The Nature of
Eremitism in Southern Song On retirement. Southern Song officials typically
returned ...
Valérie Malenfer Ortiz, 1999
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Self as Image in Asian Theory and Practice
Eremitism, the refusal to enter into or withdrawal from governmental service, is
cherished by many characters in the novel as an assertion of their independent
selves. Du Shaoqing would even go as far as faking illness in order to avoid the
fate ...
Roger T. Ames, Thomas P. Kasulis, Wimal Dissanayake, 1998
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The Yijing and Chinese Politics: Classical Commentary and ...
Underlying the contributions of hermits to society and polity, the section on
hermits brought together all the important statements throughout history
concerning the importance of eremitism.49 Another example was the early
Northern Song ...
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Way, Learning, and Politics: Essays on the Confucian ...
In retrospect, Liu Yin's Confucian eremitism seems to symbolise more than a
rejection of and a protest against the Yuan dynasty. Nor did Liu's decision not to
serve the Mongol government have much to do with loyal- ism, despite some ...
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The Politics of Reclusion: Paintineg and Power in Momoyama Japan
If we consider eremitism to mean withdrawal from society, whether a real or fictive
flight from the mundane realm of human affairs, then eremitism is one of the
fundamental concepts in nearly all societies. In Japan, as in China, eremitism or ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EREMITISM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
eremitism is used in the context of the following news items.
The Secret History of Hermits
They cemented the idea of eremitism as a spiritual ideal. If you want to find someone who's definitely not corrupted by the world, find the guy ... «io9, Dec 14»
Prologue: a Conversation with Poet Diane Wakoski
... placed the author him/her-self front and center, over-emphasizing Shelley's capers, or Byron's romantic affairs, or Dickinson's eremitism… but ... «CounterPunch, Dec 13»
"Prologue: A Conversation with Diane Wakoski About 'Bay of Angels …
... or Dickinson's eremitism" but, I often wondered if the New Critics hadn't strayed too far in the other direction--against the biographical, against ... «OpEdNews, Dec 13»
Why become a hermit?
Both men lived in seclusion as hermits, a practice known formally as “eremitism.” Britt, however, appears to have had more interaction with ... «Bangor Daily News, Apr 13»