Taoism The Enduring Tradition

Name: Taoism The Enduring Tradition
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ISBN: 9780415263221

ISBN-10: 0415263220

ISBN-13: 9780415263221

Edition: 2004

Authors: Russell Kirkland, Norman J. Girardot

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This clear and reliable introduction to Taoism (also known as Daoism) brings a fresh dimension to a tradition that has found a natural place in Western society.Examining Taoist sacred texts together with current scholarship, it surveys Taoism's ancient roots, contemporary heritage and role in daily life.From Taoism's spiritual philosophy to its practical perspectives on life and death, self-cultivation, morality, society, leadership and gender, Russell Kirkland's essential guide reveals the real contexts behind concepts such as Feng Shui and Tai Chi.

Book details

List price: $47.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/15/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.46" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



Understanding Taoism Realities, Constructs, and Hermeneutical Challenges


What "Taoism" is: Fact, Tradition, and Self-Identification



The Classical Legacy


Taoism and 'The Hundred Schools'


The 'Useless Words' of Chuang Chou


Cultivating Life's Subtle Forces: The Nei-Yeh


From 'The Elders' of Ch'u to the Chi-hsia Academy: The Tao Te Ching


What Taoists Inherited from Classical Times



The Course of the Taoist Tradition


Wellsprings


Southerly Currents


Northerly Currents


The High-Water Mark


The Damming of the Tao?


Old Currents, New Channels


Life in the Tideways



The Socio-Political Matrix of Taoism


'Literati Taoism'


Women in Taoism: Data, Interpretation, and Issues


Women in Taoist History


Taoists and Dynasts



The Cultivated Life


Life, Death, and 'Transcendence'


Cultivating Reality


Conclusion


Works Cited


Index