The Divine Feminine Tao Te Ching

The Divine Feminine Tao Te Ching
Authors
Anderson, Rosemarie
Publisher
Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Tags
taoism , divine feminine
Date
2021-02-09T00:00:00+00:00
Size
1.47 MB
Lang
en
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The first translation of the ancient classic that reveals the feminine nature of the Tao Restores the feminine essence of the Tao Te Ching as well as the simplicity and poetic undertones of the chapters Offers commentary for each of the 81 chapters and key Chinese characters to reveal their profound wisdom Translated from ancient silk and bamboo slip manuscripts, the oldest known copies of the Tao Te Ching Paper with French flaps In this book, Rosemarie Anderson shares her discoveries of the Divine Feminine Tao alongside her original translation of the Tao Te Ching. Working from ancient silk and bamboo slip manuscripts, the oldest known copies of the Tao Te Ching, the author slowly translated all 81 chapters over the course of two years, allowing each section to reveal its intimate poetic and spiritual nature. To her surprise, she discovered that the Tao was unmistakably feminine, consistently referred to as "mother,"...