An Introduction to Daoist Thought
Author | : Eske Møllgaard |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2007-08-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134097470 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134097476 |
Rating | : 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Download or read book An Introduction to Daoist Thought written by Eske Møllgaard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-08-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.