Zen Terror in Prewar Japan: Portrait of an Assassin

by Brian Daizen Victoria

Written by a Zen priest, this book explodes the myth of Zen Buddhism as a peaceful religion. Can Buddhism, widely regarded as a religion of peace, also contribute to acts of terrorism? Through an insider's view of right-wing ultranationalism in prewar Japan, this powerful book follows a band of Zen Buddhist-trained adherents who ardently believed so. Brian Victoria, himself a Zen priest, tells the story of a group of terrorists who were responsible...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538131668
• ISBN13: 9781538131664
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.0"