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Author:   Alan K. L. Chan ,  Yuet-Keung Lo
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9781438431888

ISBN 10:   1438431880
Pages:   381
Publication Date:   02 July 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Alan K. L. Chan 1. Sage Nature and the Logic of Namelessness: Reconstructing He Yan's Explication of Dao Alan K. L. Chan 2. Tracing the Dao: Wang Bi's Theory of Names Jude Soo Meng Chua 3. Hexagrams and Politics: Wang Bi's Political Philosophy in the Zhouyi zhu Tze Ki Hon 4. Li in Wang Bi and Guo Xiang: Coherence in the Dark Brook Ziporyn 5. The Sage without Emotion: Music, Mind, and Politics in Xi Kang Ulrike Middendorf 6. The Ideas of Illness, Healing, and Morality in Early Heavenly Master Daoism Chi Tim Lai 7. Imagining Community: Family Values and Morality in the Lingbao Scriptures Stephen R. Bokenkamp 8. What is Geyi, After All? Victor H. Mair 9. The Buddharaja Image of Emperor Wu of Liang Kathy Cheng Mei Ku 10. Social and Cultural Dimensions of Reclusion in Early Medieval China Alan Berkowitz 11. Destiny and Retribution in Early Medieval China Yuet Keung Lo Contributors Index

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...a welcome addition to the growing body of literature on medieval China. - Philosophy East & West

...the rich level of scholarship ... and the breadth of topics examined, will ensure that the volume will be useful for a wide range of scholarly interests. - Dao ...Chan and Lo have deeply enriched our understanding of early medieval China (220-589 CE). - Journal of Chinese Religions ...a welcome addition to the growing body of literature on medieval China. - Philosophy East & West

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Alan K. L. Chan is Professor of Philosophy at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His books include Two Visions of the Way: A Study of the Wang Pi and the Ho-shang Kung Commentaries on the Lao-tzu, also published by SUNY Press; Filial Piety in Chinese Thought and History; and Mencius: Contexts and Interpretations. Yuet-Keung Lo is Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore. Together they have coedited Interpretation and Literature in Early Medieval China, also published by SUNY Press

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