Excellence in indexing

Today the American Society for Indexing announced the winner of its highest honor, the H.W. Wilson Award for excellence in indexing.  The award will go to Michael Brackney for his index to Dogen’s Extensive Record: A Translation of Eihei Koroku. Mr. Brackney’s award-winning work includes a chronological index, three separate names indexes, and a general index.

Dogen’s Extensive Record is the first-ever complete and scholarly translation of this monumental work into English. Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century Zen master who founded the Japanese Soto School of Zen, is renowned as one of the world’s most remarkable religious thinkers. More here …

Michael Brackney will receive the Wilson Award in Providence, RI, at the Society’s annual conference on April 30.