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A translation of the Īśvara Gītā, a parallel text to the Bhagavad Gītā that promotes religious inclusion. While the Bhagavad Gītā is an acknowledged treasure of world spiritual literature, few peopl……続きを見る

An overview of Daoist texts on passive meditation from the Latter Han through Tang periods. Stephen Eskildsen offers an overview of Daoist religious texts from the Latter Han (25–220) through Tang (……続きを見る

A unique translation of and commentary on the Laozi, based on the oldest edition of the work. This unique, highly contextualized translation of the Laozi is based on the earliest known edition of th……続きを見る

The first book-length study in English of the Chinese classic, the Li sao (Encountering Sorrow). Includes translations of the Li sao and the Nine Songs. The Li sao (also known as Encountering Sorrow……続きを見る

A reconsideration of Zhu Xi, known as the "great synthesizer" of Confucianism, which establishes him as an important thinker in his own right. Zhu Xi (1130–1200), the chief architect of neo-Confucia……続きを見る

First English translations of a novel and two play excerpts based on tales of the goddess Chen Jinggu, an eighth-century shaman and present-day cult deity. This book offers the first translation int……続きを見る

A gender-critical consideration of women and religion in Chinese traditions from medieval to modern times. Gendering Chinese Religion marks the emergence of a subfield on women, gender, and religion……続きを見る

David N. Keightley's seminal essays on the origins of Chinese society are brought together in one volume. These Bones Shall Rise Again, brings together in one volume many of David N. Keightley's sem……続きを見る

Employs Robert Bellah's notion of civil religion to explore East Asia's Confucian revival. Can Confucianism be regarded as a civil religion for East Asia? This book explores this question, bringing ……続きを見る

Proposes an "intra-cultural philosophy" based on John Dewey's "cultural turn" and promotes Daoist thought as a resource that can help to reconstruct outmoded assumptions that continue to shape how w……続きを見る

A wide-ranging exploration of Buddhism and family in Asiaーfrom biological families to families created in monasteries. The Buddha left his home and family and enjoined his followers to go forth and……続きを見る

A wide-ranging analysis of the Mokṣopāya**, the Indian literary classic that teaches through storytelling how to enjoy an active, successful, worldly life in a spiritually enlightened way.** In the ……続きを見る

Discusses the journey of Buddhist ideas on awareness and personhood from India to China. Encounters of Mind explores a crucial step in the philosophical journey of Buddhism from India to China, and ……続きを見る

Continues the author's inquiry into the development of the Chinese philosophical concept Li, concluding in Song and Ming dynasty Neo-Confucianism. Beyond Oneness and Difference considers the develop……続きを見る

Challenges traditional views to consider Xunzi as a religious thinker. Xunzi, a founding figure in the Confucian tradition, is one of the world's great philosophers and theorists of religion. For mu……続きを見る

Examines how embodiment is conceived and experienced in South Asian religions. Refiguring the Body provides a sustained interrogation of categories and models of the body grounded in the distinctive……続きを見る

An exploration and translation of the work of Hindu poet-saint Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār. The Hindu poet-saint Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār describes herself as a demon, accompanying the god Śiva as he dances in the……続きを見る

Looks at the Daoist Zhuangzi's critique of Confucianism. The Daoist Zhuangzi has often been read as a mystical philosopher. But there is another tradition, beginning with the Han dynasty historian S……続きを見る

An anthology of English translations of primary texts of the Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) school of Daoism. Originating about 1163 CE, Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Daoism is one of the most impo……続きを見る

Essays on a wide range of areas and topics in Asian studies for scholars looking to incorporate Asia into their worldview and teaching. Contributors give contemporary presence to Asian studies throu……続きを見る

Considers the contributions and contemporary significance of Alan Watts. Alan Watts-Here and Now explores the intellectual legacy and continuing relevance of a prolific writer and speaker who was a ……続きを見る

A philosophical analysis of the work of one of the most iconoclastic thinkers in Chinese history, Li Zhi, whose ethics prized spontaneous expression of genuine feelings. Li Zhi (1527–1602) was a bes……続きを見る

Discusses the conditions of possibility for intercultural and comparative philosophy, and for crosscultural communication at large. This innovative book explores the preconditions necessary for inte……続きを見る

The third edition of this well-regarded introduction to Hinduism adds new material on the religion's origins, on its relations with rival traditions, and on Hindu science. This third edition of the ……続きを見る

Explores the significance of levity and humor in South Asian religious traditions. Frivolity isn't always frivolous-sometimes it can be sacred. Sacred Play uncovers levity and playfulness in a varie……続きを見る

Explores how objects shape the worlds of religious participants across a range of South Asian traditions. Sacred Matters explores the lives of material objects in South Asian religions. Spanning a r……続きを見る

Looks at Western understandings of South Asian religions and indigenous responses from pre-colonial to contemporary times. Focusing on boundaries, appropriations, and resistances involved in Western……続きを見る

Seminal essays on environmental philosophy from Indian, Chinese, and Japanese traditions of thought. Environmental Philosophy in Asian Traditions of Thought provides a welcome sequel to the foundati……続きを見る

Exploring homegrown movements and figures, proclaims "American Hinduism" as a distinct religious tradition. Today, a new stage in the development of Hinduism in America is taking shape. After a cent……続きを見る

Assesses John Dewey's visit to China in 1919–21 as an "intra-cultural" episode and promotes "Chinese natural philosophy" as a philosophical context in which to understand the connections between Dew……続きを見る