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BL
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948157
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b702527
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| Main Entry
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Clarke, J. J., (John James),1937-
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| Title & Author
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The Tao of the West : : Western transformations of Taoist thought /\ J.J. Clarke.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;N.Y. :: Routledge,, 2000.
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1 online resource (xii, 270 pages)
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| ISBN
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0203132343
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: 0203171616
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: 0415206197
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: 0415206200
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: 1134625286
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: 1280327952
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: 6610327955
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: 9780203132340
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: 9780203171615
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: 9780415206198
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: 9780415206204
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: 9781134625284
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: 9781280327957
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: 9786610327959
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-258) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Preface -- 1. 'The way that can be told': introduction -- 2. 'The meaning is not the meaning': on the nature of Daoism -- 3. 'Cramped scholars': Western interpretations of Daoism -- 4. 'The Great Clod': Daoist natural philosophy -- 5. 'Going ramblin without destination': moral explorations -- 6. 'The transformation of things': the alchemy of life, sex and health -- 7. 'The Way is incommunicable': transcendence -- 8. 'The twitter of birds': philosophical themes -- 9. 'Journey to the West': by way of concluding -- Appendix I: Chinese dynastic chronology -- Appendix II. Wade-Giles/Pinyin conversion table -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index.
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| Abstract
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In this book J.J Clarke shows us how Taoist texts, ideas and practices have been assimilated within a whole range of Western ideas and agendas. A fascinating introduction to Taoism and the history of the West's encounter with it.
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East and West.
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Taoism.
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East and West.
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RELIGION-- Taoism.
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Taoism.
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| Dewey Classification
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299/.514
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| LC Classification
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BL1920.C55 2000eb
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