{"product_id":"decoding-dao-by-lee-dian-rainey-9781118465745","title":"Decoding Dao","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecoding Dao\u003c\/i\u003e offers 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. It covers the three main ways the texts can be read: as religious, mystical, and philosophical works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores their historical context, origins, authorship, and the reasons these seminal texts came into being, along with the key terms and approaches they take. It examines 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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecoding Dao\u003c\/i\u003e provides 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\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460654547180,"sku":"9781118465745","price":61.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781118465745-decoding-dao.jpg?v=1774950426","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/decoding-dao-by-lee-dian-rainey-9781118465745","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}