{"product_id":"hguanz-the-dao-of-unity-marnix-wells-9781543491555","title":"Héguanzî, the Dao of Unity: Linking Politics, Philosophy and Religion in Ancient China","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver two millennia ago, in troubled times not unlike our own, a mysterious figure, distinguished by a pheasant feather in his cap, emerged with poetic visions of a future world of peace and justice. Like Laozi, Pheasant Cap (H guanz ) understood the underlying unity in things and the power of Dao to make things happen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacing the threat of conquest by the westerly state of Qin, he looked to a messiah-like figure, the Ninth Augustan, to inaugurate a new era according to the mandate of the god Grand Unity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere for the first time, we get an insider's view of early Daoism as it influenced philosophy, its ideas of an interlinked cosmos, cyclical time, and the perceived role of the northern Dipper (Plough) constellation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA rediscovered early Daoist cosmic philosophy, and the messianic Nine Augustans (Jiu-Huang) with their stars in the Northern Dipper, are in this epic bilingual translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marnix Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1543491553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781543491555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Xlibris UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d","brand":"Marnix Wells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941782716671,"sku":"9781543491555","price":21.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4f05923c-1f61-4282-aebe-f2096e6aad16.jpg?v=1681454936","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hguanz-the-dao-of-unity-marnix-wells-9781543491555","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}