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Daoism Explained: From the Dream of the Butterfly to the Fishnet Allegory

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Daoism Explained: From the Dream of the Butterfly to the Fishnet Allegory
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Hans-Georg Moeller
SeriesIdeas Explained
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreTaoism
ISBN/Barcode 9780812695632
ClassificationsDewey:299.514
Audience
General
Illustrations B&W illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Publication Date 26 August 2004
Publication Country United States

Description

Hans-Georg Moeller has achieved the perfect blend with Daoism Explained. It is both a fascinating introduction on Daoist thought as well as an original and insightful contribution to Eastern philosophy. This book will take the place of The Tao of Pooh by Hoff. Like that book, Doaism Explained offers a comprehensive presentation of Daoist philosophy that is interesting and easy to follow. The study sheds new light on many Doaist allegories by showing how modern translations often concealed the original wit and humor of the Chinese original, or imposed alien philosophical frameworks on them. It attempts to take away the metaphysical and Christian disguises with which Daoist philosophy has been obscured by Western interpretations in the past 100 years.