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Decoding Dao

Decoding Dao

Rainey, Lee Dian

Paperback

ConfucianismTaoism

ISBN10: 1118465741
ISBN13: 9781118465745
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: Feb 7 2014
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

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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