ZEN IN THE ART OF ARCHERY

Zen in the Art of Archery

Zen in the Art of Archery

Zen in the Art of Archery is a small book written by Eugen Herrigel (Author) (1884 - 1955), German philosophy professor who was interested in mysticism. Its content has great influence in the popularity of Zen in the West and has spread the idea that the Japanese archery had close relations with the Zen. The factual reality of this notion is being challenged.

His main arguments are based on very limited experience of Herrigel in archery, its disregard of the Japanese that made him dependent on an ...