Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching A Translation of the Startling New Documents Found at Guodian

Name: Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching A Translation of the Startling New Documents Found at Guodian
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ISBN: 9780231118170

ISBN-10: 0231118171

ISBN-13: 9780231118170

Edition: 2005

Authors: Lao Lao Tzu, Robert Henricks

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In 1993, an astonishing discovery was made at a tomb in Guodian in Hubei province (east central China). Written on strips of bamboo that have miraculously survived intact since 300 B.C., the "Guodian Laozi," is by far the earliest version of the Tao Te Ching ever unearthed. Students of ancient Chinese civilization proclaimed the text a decisive breakthrough in the understanding of this famous text: it provides the most conclusive evidence to date that the text was the work of multiple authors and editors over hundreds of years, rather than the achievement of a single individual writing during the time of Confucius. Robert Henricks now presents the first English translation of the "bamboo…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 4/20/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 0.66" wide x 0.91" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 1.936



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