BUDDHIST STUDIES VOLUME 5

Discover the fascinating world of Buddhist motifs in Polish literature. This work is an act of building literary and Polish studies discourse, analyzing the basic parts of the world presented in literary works. Learn how Buddhist inspirations permeated Polish culture, even if the authors were not aware of their origin.

• Analysis of Buddhist motifs in Polish literature.
• Diverse texts - from fairy tales to scientific compilations.
• Authors - from classics to lesser-known writers.
• Communication of motifs - various channels and recognition of otherness.
• Fragmentary image of Buddhism in Polish culture.

The publication analyzes Polish-language texts of varying artistic levels, from fairy tales, poems and dramas to travelogues and memoirs. Authors such as Piotr Skarga, Ignacy Krasicki and Juliusz Słowacki, alongside writers known mainly to specialists, show how Buddhist motifs reached Polish culture. This work allows us to see how differently these motifs penetrated our culture, were recognized in their otherness, and then placed in the image of the world and the system of values.

Despite the specifics of the fragmentary image, a number of Christian and Eurocentric ideas, as well as idealistic or negative projections, Buddhism revealed itself in Old Polish literature, the Enlightenment and Romanticism in ever new acts of cognition. A fascinating journey through literary texts that shows how Buddhist ideas influenced Polish culture and literature. Księgarnia Akademicka presents this 2021 edition in paperback, consisting of 374 pages in the format 240x170x20 mm.

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