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Ian Buruma is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Democracy, Human Rights, and Journalism at Bard College. His many books include Anglomania (Random House), Inventing Japan (Modern Library), and Murder in Amsterdam (Penguin), which won a Los Angeles Times Book Award. He is a regular contributor to many publications, including the New York Review of Books, the New Yorker, the Guardian, and the Financial Times.
Why religion must be separated from politics...
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English
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How can Daoism, China's indigenous religion, give us the aesthetic, ethical, political, and spiritual tools to address the root causes of our ecological crisis and construct a sustainable future? In China's Green Religion, James Miller shows how Daoism orients individuals toward a holistic understanding of religion and nature. Explicitly connecting human flourishing to the thriving of nature, Daoism fosters a "green" subjectivity and agency that transforms...
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Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Describes key characters in Chinese mythology, shows how such themes as the natural world and warfare are present in it, retells some Chinese myths, and discusses the influence of Chinese mythology on modern culture.
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S. hrg volume 116-230
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U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"This is a concise and entertaining guide to the complex tradition of Chinese mythology. While many around the world are familiar with some aspects of Chinese myth - through Chinese New Year festivities or the classic adventures of the Monkey King in Journey to the West - few outside of China understand the richness of Chinese mythology, influenced by Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Offering much more than any competing overview of Chinese mythology,...
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S. hrg volume 116-230
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U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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18) Earth sutra
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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What do you know of Tibet? 'Earth Sutra' is a documentary film that will change your vision of Tibet that has been controlled for 55 years by Chinese oppression. Dare to reflect your relationship with the Earth, as well as your relationship with other human beings through the Earth Sutra, a portrait of the survival in exile of the Tibetan people and about how their ancient culture can positively influence other parts of our planet in the face of the...