Daodejing (Oxford World's Classics) - Couverture souple

Laozi, Laozi

 
9780199208555: Daodejing (Oxford World's Classics)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0199208557 ISBN 13 : 9780199208555
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Of ways you may speak, / but not the Perennial Way; / By names you may name, / but not the Perennial Name So begins the best-loved of all the classical books of China and the most universally popular, the Daodejing or Classic of the Way and Life-Force. Laozi's 2,500 year-old masterpiece is a work that defies definition. The dominant image is of the Way, the mysterious path through the whole cosmos modeled on the great Silver River or Milky Way that traverses the heavens. A life-giving stream, the Way gives rise to all things and holds them in her motherly embrace. It enables the individual, and society as a whole, to find balance, to let go of useless grasping, and to live in harmony with the great unchanging laws that govern the universe and all its inhabitants. This new translation draws on the latest archaeological finds and brings out the word play and poetry of the original. Straightforward commentary accompanies the text, and the introduction provides helpful historical and interpretative context.

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À propos de l?auteur

Edmund Ryden teaches at Fujen University in Taiwan. He was the first director of the John Paul II Peace Institute at Fujen University and also teaches human rights at Soochow University.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199208557
ISBN 13 
9780199208555
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
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