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Zen and the White Whale
2014·219 pages
A Buddhist reinterpretation of Moby-Dick, exploring Zen principles and Melville's philosophical depth.
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A Buddhist reinterpretation of Moby-Dick, exploring Zen principles and Melville's philosophical depth.
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In Moby-Dick’s wide philosophical musings and central narrative arch, Daniel Herman finds a philosophy very closely aligned specifically with the original teachings of Zen Buddhism. In exploring the likelihood of this hitherto undiscovered influence, Herman looks at works Melville is either known to have read or that there is a strong likelihood of his having come across, as well as offering a more expansive consideration of Moby-Dick from a Zen Buddhist perspective, as it is expressed in both a...
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Brief mentions of whaling violence as depicted in Moby-Dick.
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Central focus on Zen Buddhism and religious themes in Moby-Dick.
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Critiques Western views of indigenous cultures via Orientalism.
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