Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching: A Translation of the Startling New Documents Found at Guodian - Paperback
by Lao Lao Tzu
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lao Lao Tzu, Robert Henricks (Translator)Series:Translations from the Asian ClassicsPublish date:2005-04-20Pages:232
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231118170ISBN-10:231118171UPC:9780231118170Book Category:History, Philosophy, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Taoist, ArchaeologyBook Topic:ChinaSize:8.78 x 5.80 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.7408Product ID:SCQP996RMH
Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching: A Translation of the Startling New Documents Found at Guodian
In 1993, an astonishing discovery was made at a tomb in Guodian in Hubei province (east central China). Written on strips of bamboo that have miraculously survived intact since 300 B.C., the "Guodian Laozi," is by far the earliest version of the Tao Te Ching ever unearthed. Students of ancient Chinese civilization proclaimed the text a decisive breakthrough in the understanding of this famous...
Series: Translations from the Asian Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231118170ISBN-10:231118171UPC:9780231118170Book Category:History, Philosophy, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Taoist, ArchaeologyBook Topic:ChinaSize:8.78 x 5.80 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.7408Product ID:SCQP996RMH
Robert G. Henricks is a professor of religion at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he has taught since 1976. One of the most acclaimed authorities on classic Asian literature today, he has translated the highly regarded Lao-Tzu Te-Tao Ching and is the author of other books, including Philosophy and Argumentation in Third Century China and The Poetry of Han-Shan.
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