Guodian Laozi: A Dialogue Between Eastern and Western Scholars

Author: Alan
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book reflects an academic process rather than a mature research. It is part of a "record"—a genuine dialogue among approximately 30 scholars from the East and West with different viewpoints, backgrounds, and academic norms. The book presents a dialogue between Eastern and Western scholars on the bamboo slips of the "Laozi" found in the Warring States period Chu tombs and other related documents, based on an international symposium held at Dartmouth College in the United States in May 1998. Edited by Alan from the United States and Wei Kebin from the United Kingdom, the book includes papers by top scholars in bamboo slip studies from the West, such as Li Xueqin and Qiu Xigui from China, and Paul R. Ebrey from the United States, as well as British scholars like Tony Hoare. It also contains minutes of conference discussions. Several papers on methodology in bamboo slip research are included, which are classic works in the study of bamboo slips unearthed overseas.