Tao te Ching vs The lost language of symbolism: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mind, New Age
Tao te Ching
"Within ancient Chinese, a sole character possesses a broad, and sometimes contradictory, range of meanings. Moreover, the Tao Te Ching is rife with terms and expressions that have no exact counterpart in English. So…
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The lost language of symbolism
An Inquiry into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Mythologies. Bayley spent years gathering knowledge of symbols and emblems from many different areas. He has a scholarly command…
The verdict
- Tao te Ching is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for The lost language of symbolism.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Tao te Ching | The lost language of symbolism | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (187513) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (7) | — |
Reception
| Tao te Ching | The lost language of symbolism | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 187513 | — |
| Editions | 648 | 28 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 261154 | — |
| Reading it now | 39972 | — |
| Written reviews | 10158 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 28380 | — |
| Pages | 84 | 388 |