Reviews for The Koan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism

The average rating for The Koan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-06-25 00:00:00 Alan Miles (5*) Rich in historical, and academic context but little in the ways of Koan explanation (admittedly, the latter was wrongfully expected from me :-) )

Review # 2 was written on 2013-11-04 00:00:00 Marvin Kirkland Interesting in places, but a little too specialized for a reader who doesn't have a background in religious studies. Also I disengage from the topic when I see popular song lyrics quoted (way too often) that have no illustrative or cultural relevance to the text. To me that suggests either the author does not have enough material or Oxford Press has terrible editors.