Myth and Meaning in Early Taoism

Myth and Meaning in Early Taoism
Author: N. J. Girardot
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1988
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780520064607

Myth and Meaning in Early Daoism examines some of the earliest texts associated with the Daoist tradition (primarily the Daode jing, Zhuangzi, and Huainanzi) from the outlook of the comparative history of religions and finds a kind of thematic and soteriological unity rooted in the mythological symbolism of hundun, the primal chaos being and principle that is foundational for the philosophy and practice of the Dao as creatio continua in cosmic, social, and individual life. Dedicated to the proposition that ancient Chinese texts and traditions are often best understood from a broad interdisciplinary and interpretive perspective, this work when it was written challenged many prevailing conceptions of the Daode jing and Zhuangzi as primarily philosophical texts without any religious significance or affinity with the later sectarian traditions. While controversial and at times playfully provocative, the methodology and findings of this book are still important for the ongoing scholarship about Daoism in China and the world.

Myth and Meaning in Early Daoism

Myth and Meaning in Early Daoism
Author: N. J. Girardot
Publisher: Three Pine Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2008
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

Myth and Meaning in Early Daoism examines some of the earliest texts associated with the Daoist tradition (primarily the Daode jing, Zhuangzi, and Huainanzi) from the outlook of the comparative history of religions and finds a kind of thematic and soteriological unity rooted in the mythological symbolism of hundun, the primal chaos being and principle that is foundational for the philosophy and practice of the Dao as creatio continua in cosmic, social, and individual life. Dedicated to the proposition that ancient Chinese texts and traditions are often best understood from a broad interdisciplinary and interpretive perspective, this work when it was written challenged many prevailing conceptions of the Daode jing and Zhuangzi as primarily "philosophical" texts without any religious significance or affinity with the later sectarian traditions. While controversial and at times playfully provocative, the methodology and findings of this book are still important for the ongoing scholarship about Daoism in China and the world.

The Taoist Body

The Taoist Body
Author: Kristofer Schipper
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520082243

This elegant and lucid introduction to the traditions of Taoism and the masters who transmit them will reward all those interested in China and in religions.

Ritual and Deference

Ritual and Deference
Author: Robert Cummings Neville
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2008-06-13
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0791478211

Brings Confucianism and Daoism into conversation with contemporary philosophy and the contemporary world situation.

The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in China

The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in China
Author: K. K. Yeo
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 905
Release: 2021
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 019090979X

"The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in China deftly examines the Bible's translation, expression, interpretation, and reception in China. Forty-eight essays address the translation of the Bible into China's languages and dialects; expression of the Bible in Chinese literary and religious contexts; Chinese biblical interpretations and methods of reading; and the reception of the Bible in the institutions and arts of China. This comprehensive and unique volume presents insightful, succinct, and provocative evidence about and interpretations of encounters between the Bible and China for centuries past, continuing into the present, and likely prospects for the future"--

Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching

Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching
Author: Livia Kohn
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1998-03-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780791436004

Examines the traditional and modern Western interpretations of the Tao-te-ching, and its author, Lao-tzu.