An Introduction to Daoist Thought: Action, Language, and Ethics in Zhuangzi Contributor(s): Møllgaard, Eske (Author) |
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ISBN: 041542383X ISBN-13: 9780415423830 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: P This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzi??'s thought as a whole. It presents an interpretation of the Zhuangzi, a book in thirty-three chapters that is the most important collection of Daoist texts in early China. /P P The author introduces a complex reading that shows the unity of Zhuangzi??'s thought, in particular in his views of action, language, and ethics. By addressing methodological questions that arise in reading Zhuangzi, a hermeneutics is developed which makes understanding Zhuangzi??'s religious thought possible. /P P A theoretical contribution to comparative philosophy and the cross-cultural study of religious traditions, the book serves as an introduction to Daoism for graduate students in religion, philosophy, and East Asian Studies. /P |
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BISAC Categories: - Religion | Taoism (see Also Philosophy - Taoist) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
Dewey: 299.514 |
LCCN: 2006100289 |
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.18" W x 9.38" (0.87 lbs) 170 pages |
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Publisher Description: This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzi's thought as a whole. It presents an interpretation of the Zhuangzi, a book in thirty-three chapters that is the most important collection of Daoist texts in early China. The author introduces a complex reading that shows the unity of Zhuangzi's thought, in particular in his views of action, language, and ethics. By addressing methodological questions that arise in reading Zhuangzi, a hermeneutics is developed which makes understanding Zhuangzi's religious thought possible. A theoretical contribution to comparative philosophy and the cross-cultural study of religious traditions, the book serves as an introduction to Daoism for graduate students in religion, philosophy, and East Asian Studies. |