A new reading of Daoism, arguing that it originated in a particular textual tradition distinct from Confucianism and other philosophical traditions of early China.
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The Laozi (Daodejing) and the Zhuangzi have long been familiar to Western readers and have served as basic sources of knowledge about early Chinese Daoism. Modern translations and studies of these works have encouraged a perception of Daoism as a mystical philosophy heavy with political implications that advises kings to become one with the Dao. Breaking with this standard approach, The Pristine Dao argues that the Laozi and the Zhuangzi participated in a much wider tradition of metaphysical discourse that included a larger corpus of early Chinese writings. This book demonstrates that early Daoist discourse possessed a distinct, textually constituted coherence and a religious sensibility that starkly differed from the intellectual background of all other traditions of early China, including Confucianism. The author argues that this discourse is best analyzed through its emergence from the mythological imagination of early China, and that it was unified by a set of notions about the Dao that was shared by all of its participants. The author introduces certain categories from the Western religious and philosophical traditions in order to bring out the distinctive qualities constituting this discourse and to encourage its comparison with other religious and philosophical traditions.
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Thomas Michael is Assistant Professor of Religion at The George Washington University.
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soteriological sequence, cosmological completion, foundational body, cosmogonic beginnings, cosmological sequence, intentional virtues, cosmic components, structed self, primordial couple, supreme moral authority, mutual origin, artificial knowledge, inner cultivation, inner components, initial harmony, five viscera, foundational components, ten thousand things, manifest body, watery chaos, cosmic worlds Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Taiyi Sheng Shui, Heaven-the Human-Earth, Yan Hui, Five Phase, Genuine Person, Dao of Heaven, Warring States, Huangdi Sijing, Nine Abysses, Dao of the Human, Guodian Laozi, Genuine Human, Hui Shi, Lüshi Chunqiu, Mawangdui Laozi, True Commander, Heaven-the Hurnan-Earth, Mount Tai, Nanguo Ziqi, Numinous Storehouse New!
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soteriological sequence, cosmological completion, foundational body, cosmogonic beginnings, cosmological sequence, intentional virtues, cosmic components, structed self, primordial couple, supreme moral authority, mutual origin, artificial knowledge, inner cultivation, inner components, initial harmony, five viscera, foundational components, ten thousand things, manifest body, watery chaos, cosmic worlds Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Taiyi Sheng Shui, Heaven-the Human-Earth, Yan Hui, Five Phase, Genuine Person, Dao of Heaven, Warring States, Huangdi Sijing, Nine Abysses, Dao of the Human, Guodian Laozi, Genuine Human, Hui Shi, Lüshi Chunqiu, Mawangdui Laozi, True Commander, Heaven-the Hurnan-Earth, Mount Tai, Nanguo Ziqi, Numinous Storehouse New!
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- Being and Time by Martin Heidegger in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Original Tao by Harold D. Roth in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Regulating Bodies: Essays in Medical Sociology by Bryan Turner in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Defining Chu: Image and Reality in Ancient China by Constance A. Cook in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Way of Life: Tao Te Ching: The Classic Translation (Signet Classics) by Lao Tzu in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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