{"product_id":"decoding-dao-lee-dian-rainey-9781118465745","title":"Decoding DAO: Reading the DAO de Jing (Tao Te Ching) and the Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by a leading authority on Chinese philosophy, \u003ci\u003eDecoding Dao\u003c\/i\u003e uniquely focuses on the core texts in Daoist philosophy, providing readers with a user-friendly introduction that unravels the complexities of these seminal volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a detailed introduction to the core texts in Daoist philosophy, the \u003ci\u003eDao De Jing\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eZhuangzi\u003c\/i\u003e, two of the most widely read - and most challenging - texts in China's long literary history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the three main ways the texts can be read: as religious, mystical, and philosophical works\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores their historical context, origins, authorship, and the reasons these seminal texts came into being, along with the key terms and approaches they take\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the core philosophical arguments made in the texts, as well as the many ways in which they have been interpreted, both in China itself and in the West\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides readers with an unrivalled insight into the multifaceted philosophy of Daoism - and the principles underlying much of Chinese culture - informed by the very latest academic scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Dian Rainey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1118465741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118465745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Lee Dian Rainey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44067108094207,"sku":"9781118465745","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78e1802c-026e-444b-af95-5d976a8eea82.jpg?v=1685411241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/decoding-dao-lee-dian-rainey-9781118465745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}