The Complete Tao Te Ching with the Four Canons of the Yellow Emperor
$49.40
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2011
Summary
The first text to restore the Four Canons of the Yellow Emperor to its rightful place alongside the Tao Te Ching
- Presents the practical guidance of the Four Canons on the art of ruling, metaphysics, military matters, and ways of meditation
- Includes translations of the earliest known versions of the Tao Te Ching
- Highlights the many links between the Four Canons and the Tao Te Ching
In 1973, in Mawangdui, China, a large number of silk manuscripts w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781594773594 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1594773599 |
| Author: | Jean Levi |
| Publisher: | Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
| Imprint: | Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2011 |
| Weight: | 304g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 137mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
“This edition, offering both a familiar and an unfamiliar text, should be of immense interest to scholars as well as devotees of the Way; essential for any scholarly collection on Asian religions.” * Library Journal, March 2011 *
Jean Levi
Jean Levi, a renowned scholar of classical Chinese literature and culture, studied at the University of Beijing and the University of Fudan as well as in Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution. A director of research at the National Center of Scientific Research in France, he has written a number of books on Confucius, Chuang Tzu, and Taoist philosophy as well as a series of historical novels set in ancient China, including The Chinese Emperor, which won the Goncourt Prize for historical fiction. He lives in Paris, France.
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