"The Cult of Emptiness is a model of scholarly detective work...
For all who have a serious interest in the intellectual history of
the Western engagement with Asian religions it should be considered
an essential text." (Prof. Matthew Kapstein, Chicago U. and �cole
Pratique des Hautes �tudes Paris, book review in History of
Religions, May 2015)
"A most fascinating book ... App traces Western awareness of
Buddhist doctrinal ideas to the 16th [sic!] century, when
missionaries encountered Zen Buddhists in Japan, and demonstrates
how over the next few centuries these encounters and others spawned
an awareness of philosophical / doctrinal systems outside of the
European tradition. The story of what indeed was known and how that
knowledge was used and manipulated is absolutely amazing." (Prof.
Jonathan Silk, Leiden University)
"Invaluable for scholars who wish to understand the intellectual
history behind the study of Asian religions in the West.." (Stephen
C. Berkwitz, Missouri State University, book review in Religion
43:3, 2013).
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