Daoist philosophy and literati writings in late imperial China : a case study of 'The Story of the Stone' / Zuyan Zhou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhou, Zuyan, 1948- author.

Series:

Academic monograph on Chinese philosophy.

Academic monograph on Chinese philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taoism--China--History.

Taoism.

Taoism in literature.

Cao, Xueqin, approximately 1717-1763. Hong lou meng--English.

Cao, Xueqin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 PDF (xi, 316 pages).)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : The Chinese University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume first explores the transformation of Chinese Daoism in late imperial period through the writings of prominent literati scholars of the period. In such a cultural context it then launches an in-depth investigation into the Daoist dimensions of the Chinese narrative masterpiece, The Story of the Stone: the inscriptions of Quanzhen Daoism in the infrastructure of its religious framework, the ideological ramifications of the Daoist concepts of chaos, purity, and the natural, as well as the Daoist images of the gourd, fish, and bird. The author demonstrates in an insightful manner the central position of Daoist philosophy both in the ideological structure of the Stone and the literati culture that spawns it.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Quanzhen Daoism and The story of the stone

Daoist philosophy in late imperial China : adaptation, appropriation, transformation

Chaos and the gourd

Bird and fish

The pure and the natural

A brief reflection in lieu of conclusion : Daoist philosophy, literati writings, and Cao Xueqin

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Series statement from dust jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-306) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789629969165

9629969165

OCLC:

867741974