Li, King of Huainan, An

The Essential Huainanzi

Herausgegeben:Major, John S.; Queen, Sarah A.; Meyer, Andrew S.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Columbia University Presss 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 Huainanzis 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 history.

Produktdetails

• Translations from the Asian Classics
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9780231159814
• ISBN-10: 0231159811
• Artikelnr.: 34738821

Autorenporträt

Li An, King of Huainan. Translators and editors John S. Major, Sarah A. Queen, Andrew Seth Meyer, and Harold D. Roth

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Sketch of Early Chinese History, with Special Reference to the Huainanzi
Introduction
1. Originating in the Way
2. Activating the Genuine
3. Celestial Patterns
4. Terrestrial Forms
5. Seasonal Rules
6. Surveying Obscurities
7. Quintessential Spirit
8. The Basic Warp
9. The Ruler's Techniques
10. Profound Precepts
11. Integrating Customs
12. Responses of the Way
13. Boundless Discourses
14. Sayings Explained
15. An Overview of the Military
16 and 17. A Mountain of Persuasions and A Forest of Persuasions
18. Among Others
19. Cultivating Effort
20. The Exalted Lineage
21. An Overview of the Essentials
Glossary of Personal Names
Brief Bibliography
Index