Tag: Zhu

Free Download Abdul Karim Bangura, "Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang’s Eulogy of the Prophet Muhammad: Historical, Literary, and Linguistic Analyses"
English | ISBN: 1793623368 | 2022 | 278 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book is about the "Hundred-Word Eulogy," a 100-character praise of Islam and Prophet Muhammad written by Zhu Yuanzhang, who reigned as the Hongwu Emperor of China from 1368 to 1398. The analysis of the eulogy is augmented with relevant Islamic texts. The book has become quite revered by many Muslim individuals and organizations across the globe. Yet, no work exists that has systematically analyzed the text. The purpose of this book, then, is to fill this vacuum. Methods from the fields of history, literary analysis, and pragmatic linguistics are employed to provide multidisciplinary and comprehensive analyses of the text, undergirded by the notion of meaning.

Free Download Carine Defoort, "The Many Lives of Yang Zhu: A Historical Overview "
English | ISBN: 1438490399 | 2022 | 353 pages | EPUB, PDF | 717 KB + 3 MB
Presents the most important portrayals of the Daoist master Yang Zhu throughout Chinese history, from the Warring States period until today.

Free Download Zhu Xi: Basic Teachings by Zhu Xi, translated by Daniel Gardner
English | November 8, 2022 | ISBN: 0231206321, 023120633X | True EPUB | 184 pages | 0.5 MB
Zhu Xi (1130-1200) was the preeminent Confucian thinker of the Song dynasty (960-1279). His teachings profoundly influenced China, where for centuries after his death they formed the basis of the country’s educational system. In Korea, Japan, and Vietnam as well, elites embraced his inspired and authoritative synthesis of Confucian thought.