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Ways of Heaven

An Introduction to Chinese Thought

By: Roel Sterckx

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Ways of Heaven

An Introduction to Chinese Thought

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A brilliant history of ancient China's masters of philosophy -- and how they help us understand China todayIn Ways of Heaven, leading China scholar Roel Sterckx offers an engrossing introduction to classical China's world of ideas. Drawing on evocative examples from philosophical texts, literature, and everyday life over centuries of Chinese history, Sterckx introduces major thinkers and traditions, illuminates key concepts like the dao, qi, yin, and yang, and examines questions of leadership, social order, death, nature, and more. He also reveals how these ideas shape contemporary China, from table manners at a traditional banquet, to the Chinese obsession with education and family, to the rhetoric of political leaders and the nation's grand strategy.Essential reading for students, travelers, businesspeople, and anyone curious about this rising global power, Ways of Heaven shows that to comprehend China today we must learn to think Chinese.

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The Animal and the Daemon in Early China

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The Animal and the Daemon in Early China

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Exploring the cultural perception of animals in early Chinese thought, this careful reading of Warring States and Han dynasty writings analyzes how views of animals were linked to human self perception and investigates the role of the animal world in the conception of ideals of sagehood and socio-political authority. Roel Sterckx shows how perceptions of the animal world influenced early Chinese views of man's place among the living species and in the world at large. He argues that the classic Chinese perception of the world did not insist on clear categorical or ontological boundaries between animals, humans, and other creatures such as ghosts and spirits. Instead the animal realm was positioned as part of an organic whole and the mutual relationships among the living species—both as natural and cultural creatures—were characterized as contingent, continuous, and interdependent.

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State University of New York Press

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0791489159

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Ways of Heaven

An Introduction to Chinese Thought

By: Roel Sterckx

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Chinese Thought

From Confucius to Cook Ding

By: Roel Sterckx

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Chinese Thought

From Confucius to Cook Ding

By: Roel Sterckx

Shortlisted for the PEN Hessel-Tiltman Prize 'A terrific book, rich and endlessly thought provoking. . . If you are looking for one book to understand the core ideas of Chinese civilisation, read this' - Michael Wood An engrossing history of ancient Chinese philosophy and culture from an eminent Cambridge expert We are often told that the twenty-first century is bound to become China's century. Never before has Chinese culture been so physically, digitally, economically or aesthetically present in everyday Western life. But how much do we really know about its origins and key beliefs? How did the ancient Chinese think about the world? In this enlightening book, Roel Sterckx, one of the foremost experts in Chinese thought, takes us through centuries of Chinese history, from Confucius to Daoism to the Legalists. The great questions that have occupied China's brightest minds were not about who and what we are, but rather how we should live our lives, how we should organise society and how we can secure the well-being of those who live with us and for whom we carry responsibility. With evocative examples from philosophy, literature and everyday life, Sterckx shows us how the ancient Chinese have shaped the thinking of a civilization that is now influencing our own.

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Penguin UK

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0141984848

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Food, Sacrifice, and Sagehood in Early China

By: Roel Sterckx

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Food, Sacrifice, and Sagehood in Early China

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In ancient China, the preparation of food and the offering up of food as a religious sacrifice were intimately connected with models of sagehood and ideas of self-cultivation and morality. Drawing on received and newly excavated written sources, Roel Sterckx's book explores how this vibrant culture influenced the ways in which the early Chinese explained the workings of the human senses, and the role of sensory experience in communicating with the spirit world. The book, which begins with a survey of dietary culture from the Zhou to the Han, offers intriguing insights into the ritual preparation of food - some butchers and cooks were highly regarded and would rise to positions of influence as a result of their culinary skills - and the sacrificial ceremony itself. As a major contribution to the study of early China and to the development of philosophical thought, the book will be essential reading for students of the period, and for anyone interested in ritual and religion in the ancient world.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139495445

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Migration Diversity and Social Cohesion

Reassessing the Dutch Policy Agenda

By: Roel Jennissen,Mark Bovens,Godfried Engbersen,Meike Bokhorst

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Migration Diversity and Social Cohesion

Reassessing the Dutch Policy Agenda

By: Roel Jennissen,Mark Bovens,Godfried Engbersen,Meike Bokhorst

This open access book shows policymakers which initiatives work when responding to the increasing diversity in cities, towns and neighborhood's. In recent times, policymakers have grappled with ways of responding to this increase, which has resulted in a plethora of policy initiatives, some more effective than others. Bringing together a large amount of research and evidence-based policy recommendations, this book offers both a sense of strategic direction as well as more specific, actionable advice. It brings together a remarkable mixture of policy areas that touch upon issues of diversity, immigration policy, education, and labour policy. It is of benefit and importance to all those making policies for a country with increasing immigration.

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Springer Nature

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3031142241

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9783031142246

Chinese Thought

From Confucius to Cook Ding

By: Roel Sterckx

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From Confucius to Cook Ding

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The Animal and the Daemon in Early China

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Exploring the cultural perception of animals in early Chinese thought, this careful reading of Warring States and Han dynasty writings analyzes how views of animals were linked to human self perception and investigates the role of the animal world in the conception of ideals of sagehood and socio-political authority. Roel Sterckx shows how perceptions of the animal world influenced early Chinese views of man's place among the living species and in the world at large. He argues that the classic Chinese perception of the world did not insist on clear categorical or ontological boundaries between animals, humans, and other creatures such as ghosts and spirits. Instead the animal realm was positioned as part of an organic whole and the mutual relationships among the living species - both as natural and cultural creatures - were characterized as contingent, continuous, and interdependent.

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SUNY Press

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0791452697

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9780791452691

Of Tripod and Palate

Food, Politics, and Religion in Traditional China

By: R. Sterckx

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Of Tripod and Palate

Food, Politics, and Religion in Traditional China

By: R. Sterckx

Attitudes toward food and commensality constituted a central fiber in the social, religious, and political fabric of ancient Chinese society. The offering of sacrifices, the banqueting of guests, and the ritual preparation, prohibition or consumption of food and drink were central elements in each of China's three main religious traditions: the Classicist (Confucian) tradition, religious Daoism, and Buddhism. What links late Shang and Zhou bronze vessels to Buddhist dietary codes or Daoist recipes for immortality is a poignant testimony that culinary activity - fasting and feasting - governed not only human relationships but also fermented the communication between humans and the spirit world. In Of Tripod and Palate leading scholars examine the relationship between secular and religious food culture in ancient China from various perspectives.

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1403979278

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Book's by Roel Sterckx

Ways of Heaven

Ways of Heaven

The Animal and the Daemon in Early China

The Animal and the Daemon in Early China

Ways of Heaven

Ways of Heaven

Chinese Thought

Chinese Thought

Food, Sacrifice, and Sagehood in Early China

Food, Sacrifice, and Sagehood in Early China

Migration Diversity and Social Cohesion

Migration Diversity and Social Cohesion

Chinese Thought

Chinese Thought

The Animal and the Daemon in Early China

The Animal and the Daemon in Early China

Of Tripod and Palate

Of Tripod and Palate

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