Skilful Practice in the Zhuangzi : Putting the Narratives in
Context

J 2017

Skilful Practice in the Zhuangzi : Putting the Narratives in Context

VÁVRA, Dušan

Základní údaje

Originální název

Skilful Practice in the Zhuangzi : Putting the Narratives in Context

Název česky

Příběhy o dokonalé obratnosti v knize Zhuangzi - čtení v kontextu

Autoři

VÁVRA, Dušan

Vydání

Asian Studies, Ljubljana, Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts, 2017, 2232-5131

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60206 Specific literatures

Stát vydavatele

Slovinsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Web časopisu Asian Studies

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/17:00094640

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

UT WoS

000396707700010

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85012273735

Klíčová slova česky

Zhuangzi; taoismus; filozofie; textualita; strategie čtení

Klíčová slova anglicky

Zhuangzi; Daoism; philosophy; textuality; reading strategy

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 6. 4. 2018 09:33, doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.

Anotace

V originále

The Zhuangzi, like many other early Chinese texts, is a composite work consisting of relatively short textual units. Despite its composite nature, the Zhuangzi is often approached as a philosophical work, which (at least in part or parts) can be viewed as philosophically coherent. As a result, the Zhuangzi as a whole (or several wholes) is usually taken (at least implicitly) as the context in which all the textual units are read and understood. In contrast, this paper explores alternative ways to establish context for individual textual units in the Zhuangzi. The famous short narratives about skilful practice (often introducing the idea of perfect craftsmanship) are taken as an example, and the possible contexts are examined along two lines of inquiry: 1) the narratives are read within their immediate context of the textual unit; 2) the vocabulary used in the narratives is checked against other textual units in the Zhuangzi where the vocabulary appears. The paper argues that diverse contexts can be established for seemingly similar narratives. The narratives about skilful practice are viewed as a literary device that can be used in various contexts for various purposes. The paper thus demonstrates that the received Zhuangzi can be read as a process of putting shared narratives and terms in contexts and using them for different ends. The paper concludes by suggesting that the proposed reading highlights and retains meanings that are necessarily obscured by any reading that establishes the whole Zhuangzi as the primary context.

Návaznosti

GP14-24730P, projekt VaV

Název: Kosmologie a sebekultivace v díle Zhuangzi: konstruování významu ve starověkých čínských textech

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Kosmologie a sebekultivace v díle Zhuangzi: konstruování významu ve starověkých čínských textech

Citovat

VÁVRA, Dušan. Skilful Practice in the Zhuangzi : Putting the Narratives in Context. Asian Studies. Ljubljana: Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts, 2017, roč. 5, č. 1, s. 195-219. ISSN 2232-5131.

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VÁVRA, Dušan. Skilful Practice in the Zhuangzi : Putting the Narratives in Context. \textit{Asian Studies}. Ljubljana: Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts, 2017, roč.~5, č.~1, s.~195-219. ISSN~2232-5131.

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