Declarations of the Perfected: Instructions on Shaping Destiny - Couverture souple

Smith, Thomas E.

 
9781931483827: Declarations of the Perfected: Instructions on Shaping Destiny
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1931483825 ISBN 13 : 9781931483827
Editeur : Three Pines Press, 2020

Synopsis

Declarations of the Perfected is the first complete, annotated translation of Zhen'gao, Tao Hongjing's (456-536) masterful compilation of the Shangqing or Higher Clarity revelations, setting the stage for the heyday of medieval Daoism. The present volume presents the Declarations' second part (fasc. 5-8), which focuses on the various difficulties that Daoist practitioners are likely to encounter in a dangerous world, and how to overcome them. It begins with instructions of a more general nature, before moving on to problems faced specifically by Xu Mi (303-376) and his family and fellow officials. This volume also sheds much light on the history of its time--the kinds of moral and philosophical issues that were being debated, as well political intrigues in the Eastern Jin court.

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À propos de l?auteur

Thomas E. Smith received his Ph.D. in Chinese from the University of Michigan, then worked twenty years as a translator and editor for Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade before moving back to Ann Arbor in 2016. He is now a full-time, free-lance translator and editor of scholarly books and articles, mostly in Chinese social sciences and fine arts.

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Éditeur
Three Pines Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1931483825
ISBN 13 
9781931483827
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
120
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Personne responsable
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