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Decoding Dao
Reading the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching) and the Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)
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This book is ideal for readers interested in Chinese philosophy, religion, and spirituality, especially those seeking an informed yet accessible guide to Daoism's seminal texts.
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See moreWritten 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.
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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.
Decoding Dao 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. It covers the three main ways the texts can be read: as religious, mystical, and philosophical works.
This book explores their historical context, origins, authorship, and the reasons these seminal texts came into being, along with the key terms and approaches they take. It 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.
Decoding Dao 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.
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ISBN: 9781118465745
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 February 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 231.0mm
Weight: 354g
Pages: 272
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About the Author
Lee Dian Rainey is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. She has taught Chinese philosophy for more than twenty years and has published widely in this area. Her publications include Confucius and Confucianism: The Essentials (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010).
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