An Introduction to Daoist Thought: Action, Language, and Ethics in Zhuangzi Contributor(s): Møllgaard, Eske (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415502020 ISBN-13: 9780415502023 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Taoism (see Also Philosophy - Taoist) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
Dewey: 299.514 |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.57 lbs) 170 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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. |