Taming the Wild Horse : : An Annotated Translation and Study of the Daoist Horse Taming Pictures / / Louis Komjathy.
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 i...
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| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Illustrations and Tables
- Abbreviations
- Part I. Introduction
- 1. In Search of the Wild Horse
- 2. Of Stallions, Steppes, and Stables
- Part II. Translations
- Horse Taming Poems
- Commentary on the Horse Taming Poems
- Part III. Exegesis
- Being with Horses
- Appendix 1. Hagiography of Gao Daokuan (1195-1277)
- Appendix 2. Song of Pure Awakening
- Appendix 3. Horse-Related Technical Terminology in the Horse Taming Pictures
- Notes
- Character Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index