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Riding the Wind with Liezi: New Perspectives on the Daoist Classic

Riding the Wind with Liezi: New Perspectives on the Daoist Classic

Littlejohn, Ronnie
Dippmann, Jeffrey

Paperback

Series: Suny Chinese Philosophy and Culture

General Eastern ReligionsTaoism

ISBN10: 1438434561
ISBN13: 9781438434568
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Jan 2 2012
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.80
Language: English

New attention and fresh perspectives on the classic, but neglected, text of Daoism, the Liezi.

The Liezi is the forgotten classic of Daoism. Along with the Laozi (Daodejing) and the Zhuangzi, it's been considered a Daoist masterwork since the mid-eighth century, yet unlike those well-read works, the Liezi is little known and receives scant scholarly attention. Nevertheless, the Liezi is an important text that sheds valuable light on the early history of Daoism, particularly the formative period of sectarian Daoism. We do not know exactly what shape the original text took, but what remains is replete with fantastic characters, whimsical tales, paradoxical aphorisms, and philosophically sophisticated reflection on the nature of the world and humanity's place within it. Ultimately, the Liezi sees the world as one of change and indeterminacy.

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