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Author : Keping Wang
Publisher : Continuum
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 35,20 MB
Release : 2011-02-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
An introductory guide to the Dao de Jing, exploring key themes and passages in this key work of Daoist thought.
Author : Lee Dian Rainey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,83 MB
Release : 2014-03-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 111846575X
Written by a leading authority on Chinese philosophy, Decoding Dao uniquely focuses on the core texts in Daoist philosophy, providing readers with a user-friendly introduction that unravels the complexities of these seminal volumes. Offers a detailed introduction to the core texts in Daoist philosophy, the Dao De Jing and the Zhuangzi, two of the most widely read – and most challenging – texts in China’s long literary history Covers the three main ways the texts can be read: as religious, mystical, and philosophical works Explores their historical context, origins, authorship, and the reasons these seminal texts came into being, along with the key terms and approaches they take Examines the core philosophical arguments made in the texts, as well as the many ways in which they have been interpreted, both in China itself and in the West Provides readers with an unrivalled insight into the multifaceted philosophy of Daoism – and the principles underlying much of Chinese culture – informed by the very latest academic scholarship
Author : Laozi
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,96 MB
Release : 2004-05-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520242210
Dao De Jing was composed in China between the late sixth and late fourth centuries BC.
Author : Kim, Heup Young
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 23,6 MB
Release : 2017-06-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1608336840
Author : Thomas Michael
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 27,67 MB
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1438458991
Thomas Michael's study of the early history of the Daodejing reveals that the work is grounded in a unique tradition of early Daoism, one unrelated to other early Chinese schools of thought and practice. The text is associated with a tradition of hermits committed to yangsheng, a particular practice of physical cultivation involving techniques of breath circulation in combination with specific bodily movements leading to a physical union with the Dao. Michael explores the ways in which the text systematically anchored these techniques to a Dao-centered worldview. Including a new translation of the Daodejing, In the Shadows of the Dao opens new approaches to understanding the early history of one of the world's great religious texts and great religious traditions.
Author : Laozi
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 26,56 MB
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520305574
The Dao De Jing is one of the richest, most suggestive, and most popular works of philosophy and literature. Composed in China between the sixth and fourth centuries B.C., its enigmatic verses have inspired artists, philosophers, poets, religious thinkers, and general readers past and present. This new translation captures the beauty and nuance of the original work. In addition, the extensive and accessible commentary by Moss Roberts sheds light on the work’s historical and philosophical contexts and shows how the Dao De Jing addresses topics of relevance to our own times, such as politics, statecraft, cosmology, aesthetics, and ethics.
Author : Thomas Michael
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 34,3 MB
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791483177
The Laozi (Daodejing) and the Zhuangzi have long been familiar to Western readers and have served as basic sources of knowledge about early Chinese Daoism. Modern translations and studies of these works have encouraged a perception of Daoism as a mystical philosophy heavy with political implications that advises kings to become one with the Dao. Breaking with this standard approach, The Pristine Dao argues that the Laozi and the Zhuangzi participated in a much wider tradition of metaphysical discourse that included a larger corpus of early Chinese writings. This book demonstrates that early Daoist discourse possessed a distinct, textually constituted coherence and a religious sensibility that starkly differed from the intellectual background of all other traditions of early China, including Confucianism. The author argues that this discourse is best analyzed through its emergence from the mythological imagination of early China, and that it was unified by a set of notions about the Dao that was shared by all of its participants. The author introduces certain categories from the Western religious and philosophical traditions in order to bring out the distinctive qualities constituting this discourse and to encourage its comparison with other religious and philosophical traditions.
Author : Rudolf G. Wagner
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 24,64 MB
Release : 2003-10-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 079145181X
Presenting the commentary of the third-century sage Wang Bi, this book provides a Chinese way of reading the Daodejing, one which will surprise Western readers.
Author : Livia Kohn
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 28,18 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1931483329
Author : Livia Kohn
Publisher : U of M Center for Chinese Studies
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Lord Lao, first known as the philosopher Laozi, the purported author of the Daode jing, later became an immortal, a messiah, and high god of Daoism. Laozi, divinized during the Han dynasty and in early Daoist movements, reached his highest level of veneration under the Tang when the rulers honored him as a royal ancestor. In subsequent eras he remained prominent and is still a major deity in China today. Livia Kohn's two-part study first traces the historical development of Lord Lao and the roles he played at different times for different believers. Part Two is based on one of Lord Lao's major hagiographies, the twelfth-century Youlong zhuan (Like Unto a Dragon), and studies the complex myth surrounding him. Lord Lao appears in eight distinct mythical roles, each associated with a particular phase in his life: He is the creator of the universe, bringer of cosmic order, teacher of dynasties, and the divine made flesh on earth. He is also the converter of the barbarians, the source of major Daoist revelations, and the god of Great Peace and political harmony. Comparing his story with related Confucian, Buddhist, and Western mythic tropes, Kohn illuminates the dynamics of the Daoist tale and persuades us to appreciate Lord Lao as a key deity of traditional China. Includes illustrations and tables. Livia Kohn is Professor of Religion and East Asian Studies, Boston University; Adjunct Professor of Chinese Studies, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary; and Visiting Professor of Japanese Religion, Stanford Center for Technology and Innovation, Kyoto, Japan. Her most recent book is Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching.