Daoism in Early China
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Daoism in Early China

Huang-Lao Thought in Light of Excavated Texts

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Daoism in Early China

Huang-Lao Thought in Light of Excavated Texts

About this book

This text considers the prevalence of Lao-Zhuang Daoism and Huang-Lao Daoism in late pre-imperial and early imperial Chinese traditional thought. The author uses unique excavated documents and literature to explore the Huang-Lao tradition of Daoist philosophy, which exerted a great influence on China ancient philosophy and political theories, from the Pre-Qin period to the Wei-Jin periods. It explains the original and significance of Huang-Lao Daoism, its history and fundamental characteristics, notably discussing the two sides of Huang-Lao, namely the role and function of Lao Zi and the Yellow Emperor, and discusses why the two can constitute a complementary relationship.  It also provides a key study of the Mawangdui silk texts, bamboo slips of the Heng Xian, Fan Wu Liu Xing, considering both the theory of human Xing and of Qi.

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Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781137557223
eBook ISBN
9781137550941
Topic
Histoire
Subtopic
Histoire de la Chine

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgements
  2. Contents
  3. Translator’s Introduction
  4. 1 Introduction: On the Huang-Lao Tradition of Daoist Thought
  5. 2 Huang-Lao Daoism Research in Light of Excavated Texts
  6. 3 Huang-Lao Thought and Folk Techniques and Calculations: Using Clues from Excavated Texts
  7. 4 The Literary Structure and Characteristics of the Thought in the Bamboo Manuscript Known as All Things Flow into Forms (Fanwu Liuxing)
  8. 5 From Auto-Creation to Autonomy: An Analysis of Political Philosophy in the Hengxian
  9. 6 The Idea of Names or Naming as One of the Key Concepts in the Huangdi Sijing: Discussing the Relationship Between the Concep s of the Schools of Dao, Names and Legality
  10. Bibliography
  11. Index