Lee Dian Rainey

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Decoding Dao (eBook, PDF)

Reading the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching) and the Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)

Beschreibung

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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• Geräte: PC
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• Größe: 2.18MB

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• Text-to-Speech

Autor

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).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118465721
• Artikelnr.: 40158819

Rezensionen

"Decoding Dao does an amazing job of making classical Daoist philosophy accessible to undergraduates today. Many years of experience teaching this subject and listening carefully to students' questions have resulted in a book which finally explains Daoism in a way that works for them and not just for experts. This is a great achievement pedagogically and an enormous help for any class teaching about Daoism and Chinese philosophy."
--James Miller, Professor of Chinese Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada

This wonderful introduction provides historical context, keen analysis, and lively, accessible examples to help readers appreciate both surface meanings and the deeper significance of two essential--and beloved--texts of Chinese religion. Rainey's great strength is to take very complex material and present it in an accurate, but friendly and accessible way. This is an excellent companion book and textbook for any student--or general reader--anyone working his or her way through the Laozi or Zhuangzi.
--Jennifer Oldstone-Moore, Wittenberg University