Decoding Dao : Reading the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching) and the Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) PDF
by Lee Dian Rainey
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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.
- 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
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- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:11/12/2013
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- ISBN:9781118465721
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Download - Immediately Available
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- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:11/12/2013
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- ISBN:9781118465721
