Product Description: Discusses how Zhou Dunyi’s thought became a cornerstone of neo-Confucianism. Zhu Xi, the twelfth-century architect of the neo-Confucian canon, declared Zhou Dunyi to be the first true sage since Mencius. This was controversial, as many of Zhu Xi’s contemporaries were critical of Zhou Dunyi’s Daoist leanings, and other figures had clearly been more significant to the Song dynasty Confucian resurgence...read more

Product Description: Poems describing the the sacred dimensions of lovemaking and the pathos, joy and sheer pleasure of Love. References to the Tantric experience of sexual union, the mystical dance of Lovers, written in lyrical and uplifting style.

Product Description: This book provides an introduction to the history of religion in China and its contours in China and Taiwan today, focusing on four religious traditions: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and popular religion. It covers not only religious and ethical ideas but also the practices of each tradition...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)