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davissandefur's review
5.0
DISCLAIMER: I did not read all the works, being more interested in the descriptions and information provided.
This anthology was spectacular. The essays included at the start of each section offer great insights into the history of the religion and how it changed during that period, as well as part of the political and social factors that caused such changes. The descriptions for each of the works was nice, allowing me to get an understanding of the work, then reading it if it piqued my interest, but still being able to learn the basic points of the text, as well as learn about it in a socio-historical context even if I didn't want to read it. I would highly recommend this for anyone interested in Daoism, not just because it contains snippets (and sometimes whole pieces) of material that can be hard to find for the English speaker.
This anthology was spectacular. The essays included at the start of each section offer great insights into the history of the religion and how it changed during that period, as well as part of the political and social factors that caused such changes. The descriptions for each of the works was nice, allowing me to get an understanding of the work, then reading it if it piqued my interest, but still being able to learn the basic points of the text, as well as learn about it in a socio-historical context even if I didn't want to read it. I would highly recommend this for anyone interested in Daoism, not just because it contains snippets (and sometimes whole pieces) of material that can be hard to find for the English speaker.
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