The Shambhala Guide to Taoism (Shambhala guides) - Softcover

Wong, Eva

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570621691 ISBN 13: 9781570621697

Verlag: Shambhala Publications Inc, 1996

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Book by Wong Eva

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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.

Biografía del autor:

Eva Wong is an independent scholar and a practitioner of the Taoist arts of the Pre-Celestial Way and Complete Reality lineages. She has written and translated many books on Taoism and related topics, including A Master Course in Feng-Shui; Tales of the Taoist Immortals; and Taoism: An Essential Guide.

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• Verlag: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1570621691
• ISBN 13: 9781570621697
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240