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Description: A complete guide to the history, philosphy and practice of an ancient Chinese spiritual tradition.
Table of Contents: 1. Shamanic origins (3000-800 BCE) --
2. The classical period (700-220 BCE) --
3. The transformation of Taoism from philosophy into organized religion (20 BCE-600 CE) --
4. The rise of mystical taoism (300-600 CE) --
5. The development of alchemical Taoism (200-1200 CE) --
6. The synthesis of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism (1000 CE-present) --
7. Magical Taoism: the way of power --
8. Divinational Taoism: the way of seeing --
9. Ceremonial Taoism: the way of devotion --
10. Internal-Alchemical Taoism: The way of transformation --
11. Action and Karma Taoism: the way of right action --
12. Meditation --
13. Techniques for cultivating the body --
14. Rites of purification, ceremony, and talismanic magic --
App. 1. Dynasties of China --
App. 2. Map of China --
App. 3. Bibliography of Further Readings.
Location: COLLECTION: Teachings & Practices -- AREA: Great Traditions -- SECTION: Daoism / Filing name: Wong
Topics: In TinyCat -- See "Tags" above for our libraries topic areas. See "Subjects" below for LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) (note you can tour our library via Tags or LCSH, but LCHS are not available for all items in our holdings).
FY2007 /
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This guide to the spiritual landscape of Taoism not only introduces the important events in the history of Taoism, the sages who wrote the Taoist texts, and the various schools of Taoist thinking, but also gives the reader a feel for what it means to practice Taoism today. The book is divided into three parts: 1. "The History of Taoism" traces the development of the tradition from the shamans of prehistoric China through the classical period (including the teachings of the famous sage Lao-tzu), the beginnings of Taoism as a religion, the rise of mystical and alchemical Taoism, and the synthesis of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. 2. "Systems of Taoism" explores magical sects, divination practices, devotional ceremonies, internal alchemy, and the way of right action. 3. "Taoist Practices" discusses meditation, techniques of cultivating the body, and rites of purification, ceremony, and talismanic magic. A comprehensive bibliography for further study completes this valuable reference work.… (more)