Bibliograph

The collected letters of Alan Watts, edited and with commentary by Joan Watts and Anne Watts

Type

Label

The collected letters of Alan Watts, edited and with commentary by Joan Watts and Anne Watts

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The collected letters of Alan Watts

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

972385299

Responsibility statement

edited and with commentary by Joan Watts and Anne Watts

Summary

Philosopher, author, and lecturer Alan Watts (1915?1973) popularized Zen Buddhism and other Eastern philosophies for the counterculture of the 1960s. Today, new generations are finding his writings and lectures online, while faithful followers worldwide continue to be enlightened by his teachings. The Collected Letters of Alan Watts reveals the remarkable arc of Watts?s colorful and controversial life, from his school days in England to his priesthood in the Anglican Church as chaplain of Northwestern University to his alternative lifestyle and experimentation with LSD in the heyday of the late sixties

Table Of Contents

Part one: Early letters, 1928-37 -- Part two: Coming to America, 1938-41 -- Part three: On becoming a priest: the seminary years, 1941-44 -- Part four: The priesthood years, 1944-50 -- Part five: Interlude: Thornecrest farm, Millbrook, New York, 1950-51 -- Part six: California and the American Academy of Asian Studies, 1951-57 -- Part seven: Further writing and lecturing, 1958-59 -- Part eight: Psychedelics, love and divorce, 1960-62 -- Part nine: Becoming a guru, 1963-1973

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