Daoism in Early China

Daoism in Early China
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 235
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ISBN-10 : 9781137550941
ISBN-13 : 1137550945
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Download or read book Daoism in Early China written by Feng Cao and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text considers the prevalence of Lao-Zhuang Daoism and Huang-Lao Daoism in late pre-imperial and early imperial Chinese traditional thought. The author uses unique excavated documents and literature to explore the Huang-Lao tradition of Daoist philosophy, which exerted a great influence on China ancient philosophy and political theories, from the Pre-Qin period to the Wei-Jin periods. It explains the original and significance of Huang-Lao Daoism, its history and fundamental characteristics, notably discussing the two sides of Huang-Lao, namely the role and function of Lao Zi and the Yellow Emperor, and discusses why the two can constitute a complementary relationship. It also provides a key study of the Mawangdui silk texts, bamboo slips of the Heng Xian, Fan Wu Liu Xing, considering both the theory of human Xing and of Qi.


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