{"product_id":"heaven-and-earth-in-early-han-thought-chapters-three-four-and-five-of-the-huainanzi-paperback","title":"Heaven and Earth in Early Han Thought: Chapters Three, Four, and Five of the Huainanzi - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn S. Major\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Huainanzi has in recent years been recognized by scholars as one of the seminal works of Chinese thought at the beginning of the imperial era, a summary of the full flowering of early Taoist philosophy. This book presents a study of three key chapters of the Huainanzi, \"The Treatise on the Patterns of Heaven,\" \"The Treatise on Topography,\" and \"The Treatise on the Seasonal Rules,\" which collectively comprise the most comprehensive extant statement of cosmological thinking in the early Han period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajor presents, for the first time, full English translations of these treatises. He supplements the translations with detailed commentaries that clarify the sometimes arcane language of the text and presents a fascinating picture of the ancient Chinese view of how the world was formed and sustained, and of the role of humans in the cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn S. Major \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Editor of the Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc., formerly taught Chinese and Japanese history at Dartmouth College, and was the Director of the China Council of the Asia Society from 1984 to 1986. He is coauthor with Joseph Needham, et al. of \u003ci\u003eThe Hall of Heavenly Records\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Land and People of China\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.12 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42764862226528,"sku":"9780791415863","price":88.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/yi5AsLr0Yt9780791415863.webp?v=1779454253","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/heaven-and-earth-in-early-han-thought-chapters-three-four-and-five-of-the-huainanzi-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}