- Archery, Swordplay, Zen Arts, Zen Buddhism
A person goes to Japan, learns from a zen master about archery. Shares his experiences with the reader. Inspirational. Practical.
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Earnest, warm, grave and contemplative.
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- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Eugen Herrigel
- First published
- 1953
- Pages
- 107
- Publisher
- Brand: Macmillan Audio, Rkp., Routledge & K.Paul
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English, und
- ISBN
- 9781790198986
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