For Heaven's Sake: Tian in Daoist religious thought

This essay is an overview of the role of Heaven in Daoist religious thought prior to the Tang Dynasty. Lao-Zhuang teachings portray Heaven as helper of the perfected person, who has parted with the human and thereby evinces a heavenly light. The Huainanzi compares possessing Heaven’s Heart to leanin...

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Main Author: Littlejohn, Ronnie 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham [2016]
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 163-186
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Huang-Lao-Taoismus / Tian
RelBib Classification:BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
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