If we cannot rid ourselves of our cultural biases, how can we engage with another culture meaningfully and respectfully? Eric Voegelin’s Asian Political Thought is a welcome contribution to this perennial question. . . I find this book to be a fascinating and stimulating read and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in cross-cultural engagements. . . . I am left with a sense of spiritual optimism after reading Eric Voegelin’s Asian Political Thought.

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Voegelin’s writings on Asia can be divided into three categories: “China,” “the Mongols,” and “elsewhere in Asia.” The ten chapters in this volume are divided into three parts accordingly. To address Voegelin’s vast comparative civilizational knowledge, the authors were selected from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. They are experts on China, India, Japan, Korea, and Central Asia.

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