{"product_id":"tao-te-ching-9781619025561","title":"Tao Te Ching","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Hinton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Eastern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn expert on Chinese poetry and philosophy offers a definitive modern translation of Lao Tzu's Taoist classic--considered the most influential spiritual text in human history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike all of his translations, Hinton's translation of the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e is mind-opening, presenting startling new dimensions in this widely-influential text. He shows how Lao Tzu's spirituality is structured around the generative life-force and that this system of thought weaves the human into natural process at the deepest levels of being--revealing the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e as an originary text in deep feminist and ecological thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLao Tzu's \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e is not only the single most important text ever composed in China, it is probably the most influential spiritual text in human history. In the past, virtually all translations of this text have been produced either by sinologists having little poetic facility in English, or writers having no ability to read the original Chinese. Hinton's fluency in ancient Chinese and his acclaimed poetic ability provide him the essential qualifications. Together, they allow a breathtaking new translation that reveals how remarkably current and even innovative this text is after 2500 years.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46316767215767,"sku":"9781619025561","price":1553.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781619025561.webp?v=1767710119","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/tao-te-ching-9781619025561","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}