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Book SynopsisThrough research into Daoist ritual in history and as it survives today, Andersen shows that the concept of truth in Chinese Daoist philosophy and ritual posits being as a paradox anchored in the inexistent Way, and consists in seeking to be an exception to ordinary norms and rules of behavior which nonetheless engages what is common to us all.
Trade ReviewAndersen brings a philosopher’s taste and touch to the study of organized Daoism, and the concrete grounding of a historian and ethnographer to abstract questions of ontology. -- Stephen C. Walker * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *
By enabling us to engage with Daoism in a drastically new manner that not only brings together discourse and practice in ingenious ways but also uses Daoism to illuminate existentialism,
The Paradox of Being has the potential to become a classic in Daoist studies. -- Tobias Benedikt Zürn * History of Religions *
