The Daode jing a guide / Livia Kohn.
| Author/creator | Kohn, Livia, 1956- |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019] |
| Description | vii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Series | Guides to sacred texts Guides to sacred texts. ^A1431605 |
| Contents | Part One Text -- Times and authorship -- Textual development -- Key concepts -- Part two Traditional expansions -- Communities and politiics -- Devotional activation -- Commentary exegeses -- Later devlopments -- Part Three Modern perception -- China today -- In the world -- English translations -- Western adaptations. |
| Summary | The Daode jing ("Book of the Dao and Its Virtue") is an essential work in both traditional Chinese culture and world philosophy. The oldest text of philosophical Daoism, and widely venerated among religious Daoist practitioners, it was composed around the middle of the 4th century BCE. Ascribed to a thinker named Laozi, a contemporary of Confucius, the work is based on a set of aphorisms designed to help local lords improve their techniques of government.0The most translated book after the Bible, the Daode jing appears in numerous variants and remains highly relevant in the modern world. This guide provides an overview of the text, presenting its historical unfolding, its major concepts, and its contemporary use. It also gives some indication of its essence by citing relevant passages and linking them to the religious practices of traditional Daoism. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019304402 |
| ISBN | 019068982X paperback |
| ISBN | 9780190689827 paperback |
| ISBN | 9780190689810 hardback |
| ISBN | 0190689811 hardback |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |