Overview
- Offers a comprehensive introduction to the principal figures of Neo-Daoism and their contributions
- Provides a holistic approach to Neo-Daoism via the three core concepts of classical Daoism: non-being, being, and oneness
- Features 25 chapters written by world-renowned scholars
Part of the book series: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy (DCCP, volume 14)
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Background of Xuanxue
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Foreshadowing Xuanxue in the Eastern Han
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Xuanxue in the Wei Dynasty
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About this book
This comprehensive volume surveys an important but neglected period of Chinese intellectual history: Xuanxue (Neo-Daoism). It provides a holistic approach to the philosophical and religious traits of this movement via the concepts of non-being, being, and oneness. Thinkers and texts on the periphery of Xuanxue are also examined to show readers that Xuanxue did not arise in a vacuum but is the result of a long and continuous evolution of ideas from pre-Qin Daoism.
The 25 chapters of this work survey the major philosophical figures and arguments of Xuanxue, a movement from the Wei-Jin dynastic period (220-420 CE) of early-medieval China. It also examines texts and figures from the late-Han dynasty whose influence on Xuanxue has yet to be made explicitly clear. In order to fully capture the multifaceted nature of this movement, the contributors brilliantly highlight its more socially-oriented characteristics.
Overall, this volumepresents an unrivaled picture of this exciting period. It details a portrait of intellectual and cultural vitality that rivals, if not surpasses, what was achieved during the Warring States period. Readers of the Yijing, Daodejing, and Zhuangzi will feel right at home with the themes and arguments presented herein, while students and those coming to Xuanxue for the first time will acquire a wealth of knowledge.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Dao Companion to Xuanxue 玄學 (Neo-Daoism)
Editors: David Chai
Series Title: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49228-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49227-4Published: 30 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49230-4Published: 01 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-49228-1Published: 29 September 2020
Series ISSN: 2211-0275
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8780
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 529
Number of Illustrations: 61 b/w illustrations
Topics: Non-Western Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion