Abstract
This Dialogue thinks about how the late antique Christian monk John Cassian and the medieval Zen teacher Dōgen described religious concentration, exploring both why mental focus is so important and what happens when distraction wins the day.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 167-184 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Postmedieval |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2026 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cultural Studies
- History
- Philosophy
- Literature and Literary Theory
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