... on the resources of oriental philosophies. Of particular importance was the thought of Chinese Taoism. Hesse frequently mentioned his understanding of the Taoist philosophies of Laozi (老子) and Zhuangzi (庄子) in letters to his friends, and Taoist ideas such as ‘Tao’ (道) or ‘One’ and ‘polar opposites and unity’ recur...

... reception of Zhuangzi. Because Wilde is neither a sinologist nor a researcher of Taoism, his interpretation of Zhuangzi in ‘A Chinese Sage’ is mediated by Giles and Moore, and might be seen as a ‘misunderstanding of a misunderstanding’. Yet the influence of Zhuangzi can still be seen in Wilde’s review...

... of consultation, and the value of the I Ching itself are discussed. China Oracle Yin-Yang Taoism Yarrow-Stalk Changes Hexagram Divination References Fung   Yu-Lan ( 1947 ). The Spirit of Chinese Philosophy (trans. By E. R.   Hughes ). London : Routledge & Kegan Paul...

... efforts of living Taoist mystics. Taoism Daode jing Zhuangzi sacred texts mysticism Taoist mystics The two major classics of the Taoist tradition, the Daode jing and the Zhuangzi, are philosophical writings from about 300 b.c.e. that contain a rich store...

..., like Taoism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, as well as her notorious antipathy towards Judaism; and, finally, her endorsement of a certain form of atheism as a means of religious purification. atheism Judaism Buddhism Christianity impersonal ity mysticism prayer Weil André affliction prosperity...

...This chapter discusses Chinese Taoism and Buddhism that contrast very sharply with the Judeo-Christian tradition. It argues that it was largely their continued possession of religious writings that gave them coherence as traditions over space and time and that this textual legacy makes them...

...Both archeological evidence and dynastic histories confirm the antiquity and virulence of sorcery in China. This chapter asks: How did Taoism and Buddhism envision sorcery? What were the strategies they adopted in seeking to combat it? Two sui generis works of the medieval period provide...

... Emperors Liang Guangying Maoshan Jiangsu Scripture of the Celestial Youths Protectors of Life divination and parareligious techniques topomancy talismans Sūtra to Increase the Account sutras Buddhism Taoism medieval China Yisuan jing In the time of the Yellow Emperor, people of superior...

.... Taoists offer mediated access to divine aid in place of the direct access that was widely available. The bureaucratic model of Taoism was an ideal conceptual language for a burgeoning stratum of commercial purveyors of religious aid to a new greater-than-local market: it was, as it were...

... way, inventing the stories that helped me put myself into the world alongside her characters. That love also stems from my adult sympathy with Le Guin’s anarchist aesthetics and her Taoism, both of which challenge any quick and easy comfort with the status quo. As a grown-up returning to that long...

...This chapter examines how the two important Asian traditions of Buddhism and Taoism have envisioned humanity's place in the world and relations to nature and other animals. It explores a number of conceptual and practical problems raised by Western efforts to borrow or appropriate Asian...

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...This chapter examines the conceptions of statecraft and international order in the ancient Chinese traditions of Taoism, Buddhism, Legalism, and bingjia, and how these impact the social and political philosophy of modern China as it relates to the rest of the world. It is shown that the Chinese...

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...?’ explains how there is an intimate relationship between philosophy of religion and theology, but that the nature and location of the border between them is of some dispute. Some religions, such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, embrace philosophical reflection, whereas the Abrahamic religions—Judaism...

... and macrobiotics, t’ai chi and martial arts, mindfulness meditation, Transcendental Meditation, and biofeedback—to illustrate how CAM takes inspiration from Western metaphysics, Taoism (Daoism), Buddhism, and Hinduism. Asia beliefs Buddhism efficacy energy vital balance Europe Hinduism massage Christian use...

... Americans assume a rigid separation between science and religion, the same Chinese developers who interpreted acupuncture as science backed by empirical results also conceived of acupuncture through the lens of Taoism. Sympathetic American medical doctors invented medical acupuncture by substituting...

... philosophical texts that he was studying from as early as 1946. The chapter uncovers the sources of translated Taoism to which Salinger was exposed, revealing that the translators Salinger mentions by name in his literary fiction all markedly foreground the role of Nature in their ‘American versions...

... culture. Specifically, it aims to pick up certain points of the teachings of Taoism, Confucianism, and the New Neo-Confucianism by some selective authors and compare such points with the essential features of the New Haven School in order to illustrate to what extent and in what ways the two may...

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