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.

About the Author
N. J. Girardot is University Distinguished Professor of Religion at Lehigh University. James Miller is Associate Professor of Chinese Religions, Queen's University. Liu Xiaogan is Professor of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Robert Ford Campany is Professor of Asian and Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University. He is author of Signs from the Unseen Realm: Buddhist Miracle Tales from Early Medieval China and Making Transcendents: Ascetics and Social Memory in Early Medieval China. Terry F. Kleeman is Professor of Chinese in the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Richard G. Wang is Professor of Chinese Studies and Religious Studies at the University of Florida.


Book Information
ISBN 9780945454304
Author N. J. Girardot
Format Paperback
Page Count 552
Imprint Harvard University, Center for the Study of World Religions
Publisher Harvard University Press
Weight(grams) 744g