Who This Author Is

Bernard Faure has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 5 catalog-linked books across 1994 to 2021, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Chan Insights and Oversights and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Princeton Univ Pr and Princeton University Press.

Best Place To Start

Chan Insights and Oversights

Princeton Univ Pr • 1996 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Princeton Univ Pr and Princeton University Press

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Princeton Univ Pr and Princeton University Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Chan Insights and Oversights

    Princeton Univ Pr • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 340 pages.

  2. The Rhetoric of Immediacy

    Princeton Univ Pr • 1994 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 416 pages.

  3. Visions of Power

    Princeton University Press • 2020 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2020 • 352 pages.

  4. Chan Buddhism in Ritual Context

    Taylor & Francis Group • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 336 pages.

  5. Rage and Ravage

    University of Hawaii Press • 2021 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2021 • 624 pages.

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