The paradox of being : truth, identity, and images in Daoism / Poul Andersen.
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TextSeries: Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 120.Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrationsContent type: - 9781684171040
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- B162.7 .A53 2019eb
- online - EBSCO
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Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online | online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Online access | Not for loan (Accesso limitato) | Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users | (ebsco)2769085 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Copyright Page / Author: Poul Andersen -- Dedication / Author: Poul Andersen -- Illustrations / Author: Poul Andersen -- Acknowledgments / Author: Poul Andersen -- Note to the Reader / Author: Poul Andersen -- Introduction / Author: Poul Andersen -- Chapter 1 Truth and Subjectivation / Author: Poul Andersen -- Chapter 2 Truth and Knowledge / Author: Poul Andersen -- Chapter 3 The Concept of "Zhen" / Author: Poul Andersen -- Chapter 4 Liturgical Symbols and Images / Author: Poul Andersen -- Chapter 5 Unity and Identity / Author: Poul Andersen -- Chapter 6 Sincerity and Ascent to Heaven / Author: Poul Andersen -- Closing Remarks / Author: Poul Andersen.
"Addresses the concept of truth in Chinese Daoist philosophy and ritual. Through wide-ranging research into Daoist ritual, both in history and as it survives in the present day, shows that the concept of true reality that informs this tradition posits being as a paradox anchored in the inexistent Way"--Provided by publisher.