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Daode Jing
A Guide
«the volume provides accessible and altogether reliable insights in the Daoist tradition and thereby documents one aspect the Dàodéjīng's persuasive power»
Barbara Hendrischke, Religious Studies Review
The Daode jing ("Book of the Dao and Its Virtue") is an essential work in both traditional Chinese culture and world philosophy. The oldest text of philosophical Daoism, and widely venerated among religious Daoist practitioners, it was composed around the middle of the 4th century BCE. Les mer
The Daode jing ("Book of the Dao and Its Virtue") is an essential work in both traditional Chinese culture and world philosophy. The oldest text of philosophical Daoism, and widely venerated among religious Daoist practitioners, it was composed around the middle of the 4th century BCE. Ascribed to a thinker named Laozi, a contemporary of Confucius, the work is based on a set of aphorisms designed to help local lords improve their techniques of government.
The most translated book after the Bible, the Daode jing appears in numerous variants and remains highly relevant in the modern world. This guide provides an overview of the text, presenting its historical unfolding, its major concepts, and its contemporary use. It also gives some indication of its essence by
citing relevant passages and linking them to the religious practices of traditional Daoism.
The most translated book after the Bible, the Daode jing appears in numerous variants and remains highly relevant in the modern world. This guide provides an overview of the text, presenting its historical unfolding, its major concepts, and its contemporary use. It also gives some indication of its essence by
citing relevant passages and linking them to the religious practices of traditional Daoism.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780190689810
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 21 x 15 cm
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«the volume provides accessible and altogether reliable insights in the Daoist tradition and thereby documents one aspect the Dàodéjīng's persuasive power»
Barbara Hendrischke, Religious Studies Review
«Kohn's Daode jing has a minimum of specialist jargon, and is written in an approachable style that will make it perfect for anyone interested in Chinese philosophy, religion, medicine, arts, or martial arts. Readers of the Yijing, the Book of Changes, will find this volume helpful for better understanding the breadth of the Yi's cultural roots.»
Contemplating the I Ching
«The volume is a succinct one, the main text consists only of 116 pages: but those pages are busy with instructive narrative, data, and illustrations; it is thus a recommended text for all students of comparative and Asian religions.»
Lehel Balogh, Hokkaido University, Religious Studies Review