The Taoist Experience: An Anthology (Suny Chinese Philosophy and Culture) - Hardcover
Containing sixty translations from a large variety of texts, this is an accessible yet thorough introduction to the major concepts, doctrines, and practices of Taoism. It presents the philosophy, rituals, and health techniques of the ancients as well as the practices and ideas of Taoists today. Divided into four sections, it follows the Taoist Path: The Tao, Long Life, Eternal Vision, and Immortality. It shows how the world of the Tao is perceived from within the tradition, what fervent Taoists did, and how practitioners saw their path and goals. The Taoist Experience is unique in that it presents the whole of Taoist tradition in the very words of its active practitioners. It conveys not only a sense of the depth of the Taoist religious experience but also of the underlying unity of the various schools and strands.
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Containing sixty translations from a large variety of texts, this is an accessible yet thorough introduction to the major concepts, doctrines, and practices of Taoism.
About the Author:
Livia Kohn is Assistant Professor of Religion at Boston University. She has written Taoist Mystical Philosophy: The Scripture of Western Ascension, also published by SUNY Press, Seven Steps to the Tao, Sima Chengzhen’s Zuowanglun, and Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques.
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- PublisherState University of New York Press
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0791415791
- ISBN 13 9780791415795
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages408
- EditorKohn PhD Associate Professor Of Religion Livia
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