Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China, Paperback - Arthur Waley

Reducere. In the fourth century BC three conflicting points of view in Chinese philosophy received classic expression: the Taoist, the Confucianist, and the ...

Reducere. Arthur Waley s brilliant and definitive translation of one of the foremost of all mystical books, Lao Tzu s Tao Te Ching, has become a modern class...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Paul C. ChallenExamines ancient China and how its politics, daily activities, art, religion, economy, and social structures...

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Reducere. Guided by 20th century theories of language, Hansen's novel approach to interpretive theory launched the modern analytical study of Ancient Chinese...

The present book by Hu Baozhu explores the subject of ghosts and spirits and attempts to map the religious landscape of ancient China. The main foc...

A leading scholar in the United States on Chinese archaeology challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient Ch...

Reducere. DescriptionA brilliant history of ancient China's masters of philosophy -- and how they help us understand China today In Ways of Heaven, leading C...

Reducere. An inviting history of China from the days of the ancient Silk Road to the present, this book describes a civilization more open and engaged with t...

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Elephants have captivated the human imagination for as long as they have roamed the earth, appearing in writings and cultures from thousands of yea...

The rise of China could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century. What will China look like in the future? What shou...

The Noh Plays of Japan is the most respected collection of Noh plays in English. The classic Japanese plays can be read for their great literary me...

At once profound, spiritual, and witty, Master of the Three Ways is a remarkable work about human nature, the essence of life, and how to live simp...

Uncover some of the most chilling practices in ancient China. This book explores all the gruesome details, from rituals and rites to battles and si...

Reducere. DescriptionIt's the tantalizing smell of Chinese food that's enticed the Binkerton children back into the creepy Good Times Travel Agency. Sure, th...

Reducere. A consideration of blandness not as the absence of defining qualities but as the harmonious union of all potential values--an infinite opening into...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Marcel GranetNumber of pages: 282Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 131 x 198 x 22Cover type: Paperback / ...

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Reducere. Confucianism is one of the most influential philosophical traditions in the world, with profound and challenging insights on human nature, virtue, ...

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Reducere. Informed by Erik Erikson's concept of the formation of ego identity, this book, which first appreared in 1961, is an analysis of the experiences of...

The understanding of motion - the core concept of natural philosophy - underwent crucial changes in Greek thinking from Parmenides to Aristotle. Th...

From Villain to Hero explores the reception of Odysseus in philosophy from the Socratics to the Middle Platonists.Publisher: The University of Mich...

Reducere. DescriptionIf you want to discover the captivating history of ancient China, then keep reading... To understand present-day China, its politics, so...

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Feng MenglongIllustration(s): 2 mapsTranslator: Olivia MilburnNumber of pages: 344Publication d...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book by Anatoliy Anshin documents the life of famous Japanese swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu and his historical role in the end of the To...

This is a major reinterpretation of ancient philosophy that recovers the long Greek and Roman tradition of philosophy as a complete way of life--an...

Reducere. Now known to the Chinese as the ten years of chaos, the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-76) brought death to thousands of Chinese and persecution...

The Ancient Ways of Wessex tells the story of Wessex's roads in the early medieval period, at the point at which they first emerge in the historica...

Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang Mang of the Han dynasty, a vibrant and innovative era full of conflicts and contr...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient China, then keep reading...To understand present-day China, its politics, society, and c...

The Chinese horoscope holds the key to a better understanding of self and others, and to living a life of harmony. Master Zhongxian Wu explains how...

The modern imagination of classical Chinese thought has long been dominated by Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, and other "Masters" of the Warring States ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Ming Dynasty, China, then keep reading..China is one of the longest settled areas of the...

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At the time when the prehistoric kingdom of Dalriada flourished, Ireland was one of the richest countries in the world. Here Michael Sheane looks a...

Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East presents the first extended discussion of the relationship between music and cultic worship in an...

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Reducere. This edition of Doctrine of the Mean features both English and Chinese side by side for easy reference and bilingual support. The paragraphs are or...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Roberto EspositoTranslator: Mark EpsteinNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 21Cover...

Investigates posthuman transformation (becoming angels and demons) among poets, philosophers, and theologians of the ancient Mediterranean world. B...

Reducere. The Revised Edition of A Source Book of Ancient Chinese Bronze Inscriptions offers English translations and commentary on over eighty-two important...

China's rapid rise as a regional and global power is one of the most important political developments of the twenty-first century. Yet the West sti...

Reducere. This comprehensive history of the northern frontier of China through the first millennium B.C. details the formation of two increasingly distinct c...

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