How Long to Read In the Shadows of the Dao

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Shadows of the Dao?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 39 minutes to read In the Shadows of the Dao by Thomas Michael

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Challenges standard views of the origins of the Daodejing, revealing the work’s roots in a tradition of physical cultivation. Thomas Michael’s study of the early history of the Daodejing reveals that the work is grounded in a unique tradition of early Daoism, one unrelated to other early Chinese schools of thought and practice. The text is associated with a tradition of hermits committed to yangsheng, a particular practice of physical cultivation involving techniques of breath circulation in combination with specific bodily movements leading to a physical union with the Dao. Michael explores the ways in which the text systematically anchored these techniques to a Dao-centered worldview. Including a new translation of the Daodejing, In the Shadows of the Dao opens new approaches to understanding the early history of one of the world’s great religious texts and great religious traditions. Thomas Michael specializes in early Chinese religion, philosophy, and shamanism, and is the author of The Pristine Dao: Metaphysics in Early Daoist Discourse, also published by SUNY Press.

How long is In the Shadows of the Dao?

In the Shadows of the Dao by Thomas Michael is 334 pages long, and a total of 84,836 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Shadows of the Dao Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 43 minutes to read In the Shadows of the Dao aloud.

What Reading Level is In the Shadows of the Dao?

In the Shadows of the Dao is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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