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Translations from the Asian Classics Ser.: Original Tao : Inward Training (Nei-Yeh) and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism by Harold Roth (1999, Hardcover)

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PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231115644

ISBN-139780231115643

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Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

Publication NameOriginal Tao : Inward Training (Nei-Yeh) and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism

LanguageEnglish

SubjectTaoism (See Also Philosophy / Taoist), General, Eastern

Publication Year1999

TypeTextbook

AuthorHarold Roth

Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy

SeriesTranslations from the Asian Classics Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight21.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN99-020737

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"Here is a work that does justice to the beauty of this long poem, for so long neglected to the virtually exclusive benefit of Zhuangzi and Laozi.... The reader will find in the quality of the textual edition, in the numerous translation discoveries, and in the willingness to provide maximum coherence to this text, a profound and original effort." -- Romain Graziani, T'oung Pao, Searching for the origins of things remains a perennial favorite of Western scholars. For millennia, this quest has been at the core of innumerable scholarly projects.... Harold Roth's Original Tao: Inward Training and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism continues this time-honored investigation, applying it to Taoist mystical writings, in a search for what Roth calls 'the original tao.', An estimable achievement by one of the foremost scholars of early Taoism in North America... powerful and original., "In his rigorous scholarship of textual archaeology and mystical hermeneutics, Harold Roth has given us invaluable insights, the analytical tools and a perspective to examine the religious traditions of not only China, but of the rest of the world as well." -- Franklin J. Woo, China Review International, "Searching for the origins of things remains a perennial favorite of Western scholars. For millennia, this quest has been at the core of innumerable scholarly projects.... Harold Roth's Original Tao: Inward Training and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticismcontinues this time-honored investigation, applying it to Taoist mystical writings, in a search for what Roth calls 'the original tao.'" -- John A. Tucker, Philosophy East & West, In his rigorous scholarship of textual archaeology and mystical hermeneutics, Harold Roth has given us invaluable insights, the analytical tools and a perspective to examine the religious traditions of not only China, but of the rest of the world as well., Here is a work that does justice to the beauty of this long poem, for so long neglected to the virtually exclusive benefit of Zhuangzi and Laozi.... The reader will find in the quality of the textual edition, in the numerous translation discoveries, and in the willingness to provide maximum coherence to this text, a profound and original effort., "An estimable achievement by one of the foremost scholars of early Taoism in North America... powerful and original." -- Paul Rakita Goldin, Sino-Platonic Papers

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal299/.51482

Table Of ContentIntroduction A Textual Revolution "Textual Archaeology" A "Mystical Hermeneutic" The Significance of Inward Training Beyond "Lao-Chuang" Chapter 1: The Text of Inward Training The Literary Genre of Inward Training The Nature and Filiation of the Kuan Tzu Collection The Formation of the Kuan Tzu Collection The Dating and Authorship of Inward Training A Confucian Inward Training? Chapter 2: A Critical Edition and Translation of Inward Training The Critical Edition of Inward Training Technical Terminology Translation of Inward Training Chapter 3: The Teachings of Inward Training A Thematic Overview of Inward Training The Philosophical Foundations of Inward Training Cosmology: Vital Essence and the Way Psychological Dimensions: Tranquility Inner Power, and the Numinous Mind The Practice of Inner Cultivation in Inward Training The Fourfold Aligning The Cultivated Mind The One The Holistic Benefits of Inner Cultivation Chapter 4: Inward Training in the Context of Early Taoist Mysticism What Is Mysticism? The Mysticism of Inward Training Mystical Practice in Inward Training Mystical Experience in Inward Training Mystical Philosophy in Inward Training Inward Training and the Lao Tzu Inward Training and the Chuang Tzu The Stages of Meditation in Inner Cultivation Practice Inner Cultivation and Physical Hygiene Chapter 5: Inward Training in the Context of Early Taoism Towards a Definition of Early Taoism The Six Schools of Ssu-ma T'an The "Techniques of the Way" Inward Training and the Lao Tzu Inward Training and the "Lore of the Way" A New Approach to the Evolution of Early Taoism Inward Training and Early Taoism Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisRevolutionizing received opinion of Taoism's origins in light of historic new discoveries, Harold D. Roth has uncovered China's oldest mystical text--the original expression of Taoist philosophy--and presents it here with a complete translation and commentary. Over the past twenty-five years, documents recovered from the tombs of China's ancient elite have sparked a revolution in scholarship about early Chinese thought, in particular the origins of Taoist philosophy and religion. In Original Tao, Harold D. Roth exhumes the seminal text of Taoism-- Inward Training (Nei-yeh) --not from a tomb but from the pages of the Kuan Tzu, a voluminous text on politics and economics in which this mystical tract had been "buried" for centuries. Inward Training is composed of short poetic verses devoted to the practice of breath meditation, and to the insights about the nature of human beings and the form of the cosmos derived from this practice. In its poetic form and tone, the work closely resembles the Tao-te Ching ; moreover, it clearly evokes Taoism's affinities to other mystical traditions, notably aspects of Hinduism and Buddhism. Roth argues that Inward Training is the foundational text of early Taoism and traces the book to the mid-fourth century B.C. (the late Warring States period in China). These verses contain the oldest surviving expressions of a method for mystical "inner cultivation," which Roth identifies as the basis for all early Taoist texts, including the Chuang Tzu and the world-renowned Tao-te Ching. With these historic discoveries, he reveals the possibility of a much deeper continuity between early "philosophical" Taoism and the later Taoist religion than scholars had previously suspected. Original Tao contains an elegant and luminous complete translation of the original text. Roth's comprehensive analysis explains what Inward Training meant to the people who wrote it, how this work came to be "entombed" within the Kuan Tzu, and why the text was largely overlooked after the early Han period., Revolutionizing received opinion of Taoism's origins in light of historic new discoveries, Harold D. Roth has uncovered China's oldest mystical text-the original expression of Taoist philosophy-and presents it here with a complete translation and commentary., Revolutionizing received opinion of Taoism's origins in light of historic new discoveries, Harold D. Roth has uncovered China's oldest mystical text -- the original expression of Taoist philosophy -- and presents it here with a complete translation and commentary. Over the past twenty-five years, documents recovered from the tombs of China's ancient elite have sparked a revolution in scholarship about early Chinese thought, in particular the origins of Taoist philosophy and religion. In Original Tao, Harold D. Roth exhumes the seminal text of Taoism -- Inward Training (Nei-yeh) -- not from a tomb but from the pages of the Kuan Tzu, a voluminous text on politics and economics in which this mystical tract had been "buried" for centuries. Inward Training is composed of short poetic verses devoted to the practice of breath meditation, and to the insights about the nature of human beings and the form of the cosmos derived from this practice. In its poetic form and tone, the work closely resembles the Tao-te Ching; moreover, it clearly evokes Taoism's affinities to other mystical traditions, notably aspects of Hinduism and Buddhism. Roth argues that Inward Training is the foundational text of early Taoism and traces the book to the mid-fourth century B.C. (the late Warring States period in China). These verses contain the oldest surviving expressions of a method for mystical "inner cultivation," which Roth identifies as the basis for all early Taoist texts, including the Chuang Tzu and the world-renowned Tao-te Ching. With these historic discoveries, he reveals the possibility of a much deeper continuity between early "philosophical" Taoism and the later Taoist religion than scholars had previously suspected. Original Tao contains an elegant and luminous complete translation of the original text. Roth's comprehensive analysis explains what Inward Training meant to the people who wrote it, how this work came to be "entombed" within the Kuan Tzu, and why the text was largely overlooked after the early Han period.

LC Classification NumberBL1900.N45R67 1999