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Explore the textual universe of early China through this scholarly work from Routledge. By using a hermeneutics focused on Chinese numerology and concentric arrangements, this book provides a new way to understand ancient writings. The author identifies specific patterns in textual composition and connects them to the patterns of thought used during that era. Through detailed studies of the Zhuangzi's Inner chapters, the Laozi, the Analects, and the Huainanzi, the text differentiates various rhetorical variants. This research brings the philosophical depth and the ancient Chinese worldview into a fresh light by uncovering the structural patterns that contain its content. It is an essential resource for those studying ancient history and Chinese civilization.

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This Routledge publication offers a novel construal of the textual universe found in early China writings.

The book applies a hermeneutics focused on Chinese numerology and concentric arrangements to ancient texts.

Detailed studies of the Zhuangzi's Inner chapters, the Laozi, the Analects, and the Huainanzi differentiate rhetorical variants.

The author relates distinguishable patterns of textual composition to corresponding patterns of thinking.

Readers gain a fresh perspective on the philosophical depth of the ancient Chinese worldview.

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Release Date
30 May 2024
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13 October 2023

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