The University of Washington Press has published The Objectionable Li Zhi:Fiction, Criticism, and Dissent in Late Ming China edited by Rivi Handler-Spitz, Pauline C. Lee and Haun Saussy. The editorial description: Iconoclastic scholar Li Zhi (1527–1602) was a central figure … Continue reading →

David Chai’s new edited volume, Dao Companion to Xuanxue (Neo-Daoism), has been published by Springer! See here, and a brief description of the book follows:

Cong Ellen Zhang’s new book, Performing Filial Piety in Northern Song China:Family, State, and Native Place, has been published by the University of Hawai’i Press!  A brief description of the book follows.

Leah Kalmanson’s new book, Cross-Cultural Existentialism: On the Meaning of Life in Asian and Western Thought, has been published by Bloomsbury!  A brief description of the book: Engaging in existential discourse beyond the European tradition, this book turns to Asian … Continue reading →

Alexus McLeod and Joshua R. Brown’s new book, Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought, has been published by Bloomsbury! A brief description: Contemporary scholars of Chinese philosophy often presuppose that early China possessed a naturalistic worldview, devoid of any … Continue reading →

Rina Marie Camus’ new book, Archery Metaphor and Ritual in Early Confucian Texts, has been published by Rowman & Littlefield. A brief description about the book: Archery Metaphor and Ritual in Early Confucian Texts explores the significance of archery as ritual … Continue reading →