An introduction to Daoist thought : action, language, and ethics in Zhuangzi / Eske Møllgaard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Møllgaard, Eske, 1954-

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zhuangzi. Nanhua jing.

Taoist philosophy.

Physical Description:

ix, 160 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Introduction to Taoist thought

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzis 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 Zhuangzis 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 Zhuangzis 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-155) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780415423830

041542383X

0203944828

9780203944820

OCLC:

76901989