In the Shadows of the Dao: Laozi, the Sage, and the Daodejing (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) - Hardcover

Michael, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1438458975 ISBN 13: 9781438458977

Verlag: State University of New York Press, 2015

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Críticas:

"...illuminating ... a worthy addition to anyone's library." -- Journal of Chinese Religions

"...the scholarship and research that inform the arguments are outstanding. The book is a welcome addition to the study of the Daodejing." -- China Review International

"Michael's work provides a fresh and innovative methodological approach to a well-known and much studied text. Unlike the vast majority of previous studies, which situate the Daodejing in an ahistorical philosophical realm divorced from ritual and practice, Michael's analysis takes seriously the possibility that the text both contains and advocates for self-transformative practices. In addition, his translation, while not intended to be a stand-alone work, significantly contributes another important perspective. This excellent, groundbreaking book lays the foundation for a new round of vigorous debate and scholarly attention." -- Jeffrey Dippmann, coeditor of Riding the Wind with Liezi: New Perspectives on the Daoist Classic

Reseña del editor:

Challenges standard views of the origins of the Daodejing, revealing the work’s roots in a tradition of physical cultivation.

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• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1438458975
• ISBN 13: 9781438458977
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 332