Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School : Distributed by Harvard University Press, c2001.
Call number
Steward / Girar
ISBN
0945454309 / 9780945454304
Collections
Physical description
lxxiii, 478 p.; 24 cm
Description
Until now, no single work has been devoted to both a scholarly understanding of the complexities of the Daoist tradition and a critical exploration of its contribution to recent environmental concerns. The authors in this volume consider the intersection of Daoism and ecology, looking at the theoretical and historical implications associated with a Daoist approach to the environment. They also analyze perspectives found in Daoist religious texts and within the larger Chinese cultural context in order to delineate key issues found in the classical texts. Through these analyses, they assess the applicability of modern-day Daoist thought and practice in China and the West, with respect to the contemporary ecological situation.