The scripture on great peace: the Taiping jing and the beginnings of Daoism

This first Western-language translation of one of the great books of the Daoist religious tradition, the Taiping jing, or ''Scripture on Great Peace, '' documents early Chinese medieval thought and lays the groundwork for a more complete understanding of Daoism's origins. Ba...

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Другие авторы: Hendrischke, Barbara 1940- (Другой)
Формат: Электронный ресурс
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Berkeley University of Californiarnia Press ©2006
В:Год: 2006
Серии журналов/журналы:Daoist classics series 3
Индексация IxTheo:BM Китайский универсизм
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Другие ключевые слова:B Taoism Early works to 1800
B Taoism
B Computer network resources Early works Electronic books
B Tai ping jing
B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Spirituality ; Paganism & Neo-Paganism
B Philosophy, Chinese
B Electronic books
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B RELIGION ; Comparative Religion
B Early works
B Taoism Early works to 1800
B RELIGION ; Taoism
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Итог:This first Western-language translation of one of the great books of the Daoist religious tradition, the Taiping jing, or ''Scripture on Great Peace, '' documents early Chinese medieval thought and lays the groundwork for a more complete understanding of Daoism's origins. Barbara Hendrischke, a leading expert on the Taiping jing in the West, has spent twenty-five years on this magisterial translation, which includes notes that contextualize the scripture's political and religious significance. Virtually unknown to scholars until the 1970s, the Taiping jing raises the hope for salvation in a pra
Примечание:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
ISBN:0520932927