The Tao of the West : Western transformations of Taoist thought

The Tao of the West : Western transformations of Taoist thought / J.J. Clarke.

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. A fascinating introduction to Taoism and the history of the West's encounter with it.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clarke, J. J. (John James), 1937-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; N.Y. : Routledge, 2000.
Subjects:
Taoism.
East and West.
RELIGION > Taoism.
East and West
Taoism
Taoismus
Philosophie
Taoïsme.
Westerse wereld.
Taoismus > Rezeption.
Taoismus > Rezeption > Westliche Welt > Geschichte.
Europa
Westliche Welt > Taoismus > Geschichte.
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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