CONTENTS: Introduction. Statecraft: Ritual Theory; Governing and Non-Action; Punishment. The Natural World: The Dao; Spirits; Divination and Omens; Medicine and the Body. Knowledge: Confucius; Lao Tzu; Book of Changes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
Mark Csikszentmihalyi is Associate Professor of Chinese and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
A judicious selection from primary sources to illustrate the growth
of ideas in early imperial times. Teachers and students will
welcome these readable translations of passages drawn from Han
writings that are not widely known and which add depth to existing
views of Chinese ways of thought, religious practices, and means of
government. --Michael Loewe, University of Cambridge
"This reader is an incredibly rich resource. It fills a crucial
pedagogical gap, and will no doubt become a standard textbook in
the teaching of early Chinese thought to non-specialists. The depth
of annotation and notes for further reading also make it rich
hunting ground for advanced students and specialists in the field,
who have much to learn from Csikszentmihalyi's breadth of
scholarship and lucid analysis of the world of thought and practice
in the Han." --Edward Slingerland, University of British
Columbia
"The selections are judiciously chosen, insightfully introduced,
and fluidly and accurately translated. At Hackett's
budget-conscious list price, the book is an obvious choice for the
classroom, and ranks as one of the most important sourcebooks in
Chinese civilization to have appeared in recent decades. . . .
Virtually every aspect of Han philosophy and religion is
represented between these covers."
—Paul R. Goldin, Department of East Asian
Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania
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