Nature, Spirituality, and Place: Comparative Studies between Emerson and Zhuang Zi

Very rich scholarly works have been produced to perform a comparative study between Emerson and Zhuang Zi. Many scholars in their comparative research have tried to find how Emerson and the transcendentalists such as Thoreau borrow ideas from Daoism. In this article, I will take a different approach...

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Main Author: Gao, Shan (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 9
Further subjects:B Nature
B Spirituality
B Ultimate Reality
B Self-transcendence
B Place
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