{"product_id":"tao-te-ching-david-hinton-9781619025561","title":"Tao Te Ching","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive contemporary English version of Lao Tzu's influential spiritual text, masterfully translated for modern audiences by an expert on Chinese poetry and philosophy \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike all of his translations, Hinton's translation of the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e is mind-opening, presenting startling new dimensions in this widely-influential text. He shows how Lao Tzu's spirituality is structured around the generative life-force, for example, and that this system of thought weaves the human into natural process at the deepest levels of being, thereby revealing the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e as an originary text in deep feminist and ecological thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLao Tzu's \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e is not only the single most important text ever composed in China, it is probably the most influential spiritual text in human history. In the past, virtually all translations of this text have been produced either by sinologists having little poetic facility in English, or writers having no ability to read the original Chinese. Hinton's fluency in ancient Chinese and his acclaimed poetic ability provide him the essential qualifications. Together, they allow a breathtaking new translation that reveals how remarkably current and even innovative this text is after 2500 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Hinton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1619025566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781619025561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"David Hinton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043120673023,"sku":"9781619025561","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40449200-370c-4911-a05f-921b00f09d13.jpg?v=1684965371","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tao-te-ching-david-hinton-9781619025561","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}