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- Daoist Philosophy and Literati Writings in Late Imperial China: A Case Study of The Story of the Stone
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
summary
This volume first explores the transformation of Chinese Daoism in late imperial period through the writings of prominent intellectuals of the times. In such a cultural context, it then launches an in-depth investigation into the Daoist dimensions of the Chinese narrative masterpiece, The Story of the Stone—the inscriptions of Quanzhen Daoism in the infrastructure of its religious framework, the ideological ramifications of the Daoist concepts of chaos, purity, and the natural, as well as the Daoist images of the gourd, fish, and bird. Zhou presents the central position of Daoist philosophy both in the ideological structure of the Stone, and the literati culture that engenders it.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. 1-6
- Acknowledgements
- pp. ix-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-16
- 3. Chaos and the Gourd
- pp. 137-172
- 4. Bird and Fish
- pp. 173-214
- 5. The Pure and the Natural
- pp. 215-276
- Abbreviations
- pp. 291-292
- Bibliography
- pp. 293-306
Additional Information
ISBN
9789629969165
Related ISBN(s)
9789629964979
MARC Record
OCLC
867741974
Pages
300
Launched on MUSE
2013-12-09
Language
English
Open Access
No