Héguanzî, the Dao of Unity: Linking Politics, Philosophy and Religion in Ancient China

by Marnix Wells

Book Overview

Over two millennia ago, in troubled times not unlike our own, a mysterious figure, distinguished by a pheasant feather in his cap, emerged with poetic visions of a future world of peace and justice. Like Laozi, Pheasant Cap (H guanz ) understood the underlying unity in things and the power of Dao to make things happen.

Facing the threat of conquest by the westerly state of Qin, he looked to a messiah-like figure, the Ninth Augustan, to inaugurate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1543491553
• ISBN13: 9781543491555
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"