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Tao Te Ching
The Floating Press 2008; US$ 3.95The Tao Te Ching is a classic Chinese book of wisdom, said to have been written by the Taoist sage Laozi (or Lao Tzu, the "Old Master") in the 6th century BC. It is the cornerstone text in Chinese Taoism, a philosophy, religion and way of life, and is also central to Chinese Buddhism. The Tao Te Ching has been an inspiration and guide to... more...
The Daodejing of Laozi
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2003; US$ 11.50Philip J. Ivanhoe's richly annotated translation of this classic work is accompanied by his engaging interpretation and commentary, a lucid introduction, and a Language Appendix that compares eight classic translations of the opening passage of the work and invites the reader to consider the principles upon which each was rendered. "Why another... more...
Tao Te Ching
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 1993; US$ 8.95This translation captures the terse and enigmatic beauty of the ancient original and resists the tendency toward interpretive paraphrase found in many other editions. Along with the complete translation, Lombardo and Addiss provide one or more key lines from the original Chinese for each of the eighty-one sections, together with a transliteration of... more...
The Encyclopedia of Taoism
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 345.00The Encyclopedia of Taoism provides comprehensive coverage of Taoist religion, thought and history, reflecting the current state of Taoist scholarship. Taoist studies have progressed beyond any expectation in recent years. Researchers in a number of languages have investigated topics virtually unknown only a few years previously, while others have... more...
Myths and Legends of China
The Floating Press 1922; US$ 6.99From the author: My aim, after summarizing the sociology of the Chinese as a prerequisite to the understanding of their ideas and sentiments, and dealing as fully as possible, consistently with limitations of space (limitations which have necessitated the presentation of a very large and intricate topic in a highly compressed form), with the philosophy... more...
Religions of Ancient China
The Floating Press 2012; US$ 3.99From the ancient pantheon of gods whose edicts could only be divined using oracle bones to the later, more organized systems of Taoism and Confucianism, the history of China is deeply intertwined with its religious development. Students of ancient religion will appreciate the detailed overview of the subject offered in Herbert A. Giles' Religions... more...
Verfolgung und Diskriminierung von Chinesen im Indonesien der 90er Jahre
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 24.81Die allgemeine Situation der Chinesen in Indonesien erfuhr in den letzte Jahren vielfältige Beachtung innerhalb der Asienwissenschaften. Im Rahmen dieses Buches sollen Diskriminierung und Verfolgung der Chinesen im Indonesien der 90er Jahre des 20. Jahrhunderts anhand von Darstellungen in der indonesischen Presse betrachtet werden. Der avisierte Themenkomplex... more...
Faiths on Display
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2010; US$ 74.99By providing a unique perspective on China's changing relationship with religion, this groundbreaking book explores the role the Chinese state continues to play in religious revival today. Throughout China, spaces for religious expression and practice have been rebuilt, revived, and contrived for display by local officials hoping to cash in on tourist... more...
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Chinese Religions
Wiley 2012; US$ 199.95Comprising the most up-to-date, interdisciplinary research on the study of Chinese religious beliefs and cultural practices, this volume explores the rich and complex religious and philosophical traditions that have developed and flourished in one of the world's oldest civilizations. Covers the main Chinese traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, and... more...
The Sinister Way
University of California Press 2004; US$ 65.00The most striking feature of Wutong, the preeminent God of Wealth in late imperial China, was the deity's diabolical character. Wutong was perceived not as a heroic figure or paragon of noble qualities but rather as an embodiment of humanity's basest vices, greed and lust, a maleficent demon who preyed on the weak and vulnerable. In The Sinister Way,... more...









