Mit den passenden Schuhen vergisst man die Füsse. Ein Zhuangzi-Lesebuch

Name: Mit den passenden Schuhen vergisst man die Füsse. Ein Zhuangzi-Lesebuch
Brand: Freiburg, Herder, 2003.
SKU: 9783451050374-V
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By Henrik [Zhuangzi] Jäger

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[Zhuangzi] Jäger, Henrik. Mit den passenden Schuhen vergisst man die Füsse. Ein Zhuangzi-Lesebuch. Aus dem Chinesischen übertragen und herausgegeben vor Henrik Jäger. Freiburg, Herder, 2003. 19 cm x 12 cm. 156 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes. Inscribed and signed by the author. / Mit Widmung des Verfassers an den Philosophen Graham Parkes. The Zhuangzi is an ancient Chinese text from the late Warring States period (3rd century BC) which contains stories and anecdotes that exemplify the carefree nature of the ideal Daoist sage. Named for its traditional author, Master Zhuang (Zhuangzi), the Zhuangzi is one of the two foundational texts of Daoism—along with the Dao De Jing (Laozi)—and is generally considered the most important of all Daoist writings. The Zhuangzi is composed of a large collection of anecdotes, allegories, parables, and fables, which are often humorous or irreverent in nature. Its main themes are of spontaneity in action and of freedom from the human world and its conventions. The fables and anecdotes in the text attempt to illustrate the falseness of human distinctions between good and bad, large and small, life and death, and human and nature. While other philosophers wrote of moral and personal duty, Zhuangzi promoted carefree wandering and becoming one with the Way by following nature. (Wikipedia). Though primarily known as a philosophical work, the Zhuangzi is regarded as one of the greatest literary works in all of Chinese history, and has been called the most important pre-Qin text for the study of Chinese literature.[5] A masterpiece of both philosophical and literary skill, it has significantly influenced writers for more than 2000 years from the Han dynasty to the present.[5] Many major Chinese writers and poets in history—such as Sima Xiangru and Sima Qian during the Han dynasty, Ruan..

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 156
Publication Date:: 2003
Publisher:: Freiburg, Herder, 2003.
Languages:: Published: German, Original: German
ISBN10:: 3451050374

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