The Tao of the West : Western transformations of Taoist thought / / J.J. Clarke
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| Autore: |
Clarke J. J (John James), <1937, >
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| Titolo: |
The Tao of the West : Western transformations of Taoist thought / / J.J. Clarke
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 299.514 |
| Soggetto topico: | Taoism |
| East and West | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Preface -- 1. 'The way that can be told': introduction -- 2. 'The meaning is not the meaning': on the nature of Daoism -- 3. 'Cramped scholars': Western interpretations of Daoism -- 4. 'The Great Clod': Daoist natural philosophy -- 5. 'Going ramblin without destination': moral explorations -- 6. 'The transformation of things': the alchemy of life, sex and health -- 7. 'The Way is incommunicable': transcendence -- 8. 'The twitter of birds': philosophical themes -- 9. 'Journey to the West': by way of concluding -- Appendix I: Chinese dynastic chronology -- Appendix II. Wade-Giles/Pinyin conversion table -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this book, J.J. Clarke shows us how Taoist texts, ideas, and practices have been assimilated within a whole range of Western ideas and agendas. We see how Chinese thinkers such as Lao-tzu and Chuang tzu, along with practices such as Feng Shui and Tai Chi, have been used as a key Western inspiration in religion, philosophy, ethics, politics, ecology and health.The Tao of the West not only provides a fascinating introduction to Taoism, it also offers a timely insight into the history of the West's encounter with this ancient tradition, and into the issues arising from inter-cultu |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Tao of the West |
| ISBN: | 1-134-62527-8 |
| 0-203-17161-6 | |
| 1-134-62528-6 | |
| 1-280-32795-2 | |
| 0-203-13234-3 | |
| 9786610327959 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812934603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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