The Japanese garden : gateway to the human spirit / Seiko Goto.

Main entry:

Goto, Seiko, 1965-

Title & Author:

The Japanese garden : gateway to the human spirit / Seiko Goto.

Publication:

Description:

xii, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Series:

Asian thought and culture, 0893-6870 ; vol. 56

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-203).
pt. I: Shinto -- 1. Niwa -- 2. The city, architecture and gardens during the Nara and Heian periods -- 3. The philosophy of garden design -- 4. The garden of the Peking house and palace style building -- pt. II: Buddhism -- 1. The pure land garden -- 2. The Zen garden -- 3. The Zen temple and stone garden -- 4. Tea gardens -- 5. The gardens of shoguns -- pt. III: Confucianism -- 1. The garden of poems -- 2. The garden of self-cultivation and communication.

Summary:

"Even in crowded metropolitan areas, Japan's temple precincts preserve not only architecture, but the garden traditions of earlier centuries as well. To step into a temple garden is, in effect, to tread the paths of Japanese aesthetic history. This time travel experience is not unlike venturing into a medieval church situated in a modern Western metropolis. The recognized religious traditions survive in the layout and rationale of Japan's gardens: Shinto, Buddhist, and Confucian. This book explores the distinct priorities and vocabularies of these traditions as expressed in the element of garden design, historically tracing their shared features and their interactions at particular sites. Amply illustrated, it orients the reader to the different functions of gardens, such as whether they are to be looked at or walked in."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0820463507 (hd. ; alk. paper)
9780820463506 (hd. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Japanischer Garten
Gardens, Japanese.
Gardens, Chinese.
Gardens Religious aspects.
Jardins Aspect religieux.
Jardins chinois.
Jardins japonais.
Chinese gardens.
21.74 landscape architecture and garden design.
Buddhismus
Konfuzianismus
Schintoismus
Chinesischer Garten
Tuinarchitectuur.
Tuinen.

Form/genre:

History (form)

Added entries:

Asian thought and culture ; v. 56.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 229769
Call No.: SB458 .G68 2003
Status: Available

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