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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Weitere Verfasser: Hendrischke, Barbara, 1940-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Chinese
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Schriftenreihe:Daoist classics ; 3.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 410 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0520932927
9780520932920
1281752452
9781281752451
9786611752453
6611752455

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