| Description |
1 online resource (xxxvi, 187 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford world's classics |
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Oxford world's classics.
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| Contents |
Introduction; Note on the Text and Translation; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of the Daodejing; DAODEJING; Explanatory Notes; Table of References |
| Summary |
The Daodejing encapsulates the main tenets of Daoism, a philosophy and religion whose dominant image is the Way, a life-giving stream that enables individuals to achieve harmony and a more profound level of understanding. This new translation draws on the latest archaeological finds and brings out the word play and poetry of the original. - ;'Of ways you may speak, . but not the Perennial Way;. By names you may name, . but not the Perennial Name.'. 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 is a work tha |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-187) |
| Notes |
Translated from the Chinese |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Taoism -- Sacred books
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RELIGION -- Taoism.
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Taoism
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| Genre/Form |
Sacred books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ryden, Edmund.
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| ISBN |
9780199208555 |
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0199208557 |
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0191549118 |
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9780191549113 |
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1281975680 |
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9781281975683 |
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9786611975685 |
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6611975683 |
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0191607258 |
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9780191607257 |
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