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Essential Huainanzi

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ISBN-10: 0231159811

ISBN-13: 9780231159814

Edition: 2012

Authors: An Liu, John S. Major, Sarah A. Queen, Andrew Seth Meyer, Harold D. Roth

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Columbia University Press's widely anticipated, complete translation of the Huainanzi, published in 2010, opened exciting new pathways in the study of classical Chinese philosophy and literature. Compiled in the second century B.C.E., the Huainanzi is a critical work of early Chinese thought, clarifying a crucial period in the development of Chinese conceptions of the cosmos, human nature, and the social order. This abridgement contains essential selections from each of the Huainanzi's twenty-one chapters and adds a new introduction and chapter descriptions. Designed for classroom use and general readers, it allows even greater access to this central work of Chinese intellectual…    
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Book details

Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 3/20/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

John S. Major is an independent scholar and writer, former professor of history at Dartmouth College, and author of Heaven and Earth in Early Han Thought.Sarah A. Queen is professor of history at Connecticut College and author of From Chronicle to Canon.Andrew Seth Meyer is assistant professor of history at Brooklyn College whose current research is on Warring States intellectual history.Harold D. Roth is professor of religious studies and East Asian studies at Brown University and author of Original Tao: Inward Training and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism.

Harold D. Roth is professor of religious studies and East Asian studies at Brown University. He is the author of The Textual History of the Huai-Nan Tzu.

Sketch of Early Chinese History, with Special Reference to the Huainanzi
Introduction
Originating in the Way
Activating the Genuine
Celestial Patterns
Terrestrial Forms
Seasonal Rules
Surveying Obscurities
Quintessential Spirit
The Basic Warp
The Ruler's Techniques
Profound Precepts
Integrating Customs
Responses of the Way
Boundless Discourses
Sayings Explained
An Overview of the Military
A Mountain of Persuasions and A Forest of Persuasions
Among Others
Cultivating Effort
The Exalted Lineage
An Overview of the Essentials
Glossary of Personal Names
Brief Bibliography
Index