The emergence of Daoism : creation of tradition / Gil Raz.
At the core of Daoism are ancient ideas concerning the Way, the fundamental process of existence (the Dao). Humans, as individuals and as a society, should be aligned with the Dao in order to attain the fullness of life and its potential. This book presents the history of early Daoism, tracing the d...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2012.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in Taoism ;
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| Summary: | At the core of Daoism are ancient ideas concerning the Way, the fundamental process of existence (the Dao). Humans, as individuals and as a society, should be aligned with the Dao in order to attain the fullness of life and its potential. This book presents the history of early Daoism, tracing the development of the tradition between the first and the fifth centuries CE. This was an era of political instability and social turmoil in China but it was also a period of cultural efflorescence, which saw the appearance of new forms of literature and the integration of Buddhism in Chinese society an. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 292 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136618062 1136618066 9781136618055 1136618058 |