04362cam a2200757La 4500 ocm48138023 OCoLC 20200709055100.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 010821s2000 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng pn N$T OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCQ OCLCG OCLCQ TUU OCLCQ TNF QE2 IDEBK MERUC CCO E7B COO MT4IT DKDLA QT5 FVL OCLCQ EBLCP OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO NLGGC OCLCQ TYFRS TEFOD BTCTA OCLCQ OCL AZK CNNLC 171115246 191935747 252791749 437074422 455990313 488741203 503048696 533311379 559984207 613658643 647335305 722230263 728015355 756534877 756874065 814344265 824542183 888513582 961573768 961628621 962587896 962637291 0203171616 (electronic bk.) 9780203171615 (electronic bk.) 0203132343 (electronic bk.) 9780203132340 (electronic bk.) 9780415206204 (pbk.) 0415206200 (pbk.) 9780415206198 0415206197 1280327952 9781280327957 9786610327959 6610327955 (OCoLC)48138023 (OCoLC)171115246 (OCoLC)191935747 (OCoLC)252791749 (OCoLC)437074422 (OCoLC)455990313 (OCoLC)488741203 (OCoLC)503048696 (OCoLC)533311379 (OCoLC)559984207 (OCoLC)613658643 (OCoLC)647335305 (OCoLC)722230263 (OCoLC)728015355 (OCoLC)756534877 (OCoLC)756874065 (OCoLC)814344265 (OCoLC)824542183 (OCoLC)888513582 (OCoLC)961573768 (OCoLC)961628621 (OCoLC)962587896 (OCoLC)962637291 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com e------ BL1920 .C55 2000eb REL 065000 bisacsh HRDG62 bicssc 299/.514 21 MAIN Clarke, J. J. (John James), 1937- The Tao of the West : Western transformations of Taoist thought / J.J. Clarke. London ; N.Y. : Routledge, 2000. 1 online resource (xii, 270 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-258) and indexes. 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. English. Print version record. 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. Master record variable field(s) change: 082 Taoism. East and West. Taoism Europe History. RELIGION Taoism. bisacsh East and West. fast (OCoLC)fst00901090 Taoism. fast (OCoLC)fst01142920 Electronic books. Print version: Clarke, J.J. (John James), 1937- Tao of the West. London ; N.Y. : Routledge, 2000 0415206197 (DLC) 00701296 (OCoLC)43820389 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=60821 Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0008761632 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL165744 ebrary EBRY ebr10054137 EBSCOhost EBSC 60821 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB 32795 Taylor & Francis TAFR 9780203132340 YBP Library Services YANK 2587335 YBP Library Services YANK 2281155 92 N$T 48733 48733