Description: Further DetailsTitle: Taming the Wild HorseCondition: NewEAN: 9780231181266ISBN: 9780231181266Publisher: Columbia University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 03/21/2017Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Louis KomjathyLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: An Annotated Translation and Study of the Daoist Horse Taming PicturesISBN-10: 0231181264Description: In thirteenth-century China, a Daoist monk named Gao Daokuan (1195-1277) composed a series of illustrated poems and accompanying verse commentary known as the Daoist Horse Taming Pictures. In this annotated translation and study, Louis Komjathy argues that this virtually unknown text offers unique insights into the transformative effects of Daoist contemplative practice. Taming the Wild Horse examines Gao's illustrated poems in terms of monasticism and contemplative practice, as well as the multivalent meaning of the "horse" in traditional Chinese culture and the consequences for both human and nonhuman animals. The Horse Taming Pictures consist of twelve poems, ten of which are equine-centered. They develop the metaphor of a "wild" or "untamed" horse to represent ordinary consciousness, which must be reined in and harnessed through sustained self-cultivation, especially meditation. The compositions describe stages on the Daoist contemplative path. Komjathy provides opportunities for reflection on contemplative practice in general and Daoist meditation in particular, which may lead to a transpersonal way of perceiving and being.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Arts & PhotographyTopic: Home Garden & Pets, Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Literary Criticism, History, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Taming the Wild Horse
Title: Taming the Wild Horse
EAN: 9780231181266
ISBN: 9780231181266
Release Date: 03/21/2017
Release Year: 2017
Subtitle: An Annotated Translation and Study of the Daoist Horse Taming Pic
ISBN-10: 0231181264
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Arts & Photography
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Taming the Wild Horse : an Annotated Translation and Study of the Daoist Horse Taming Pictures
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Subject: Animals / Horses, Horses, Taoist, Asia / China, Animal Rights
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.4 Oz
Author: Louis Komjathy
Subject Area: Pets, Nature, Philosophy, History
Item Length: 0.9 in
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Hardcover
