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| The first section hosts books on Taoism, works of primary importance for everybody interested in Chinese religions, philosophy and philology; then move on for illustrated books on arts and essays on Chinese history and politics. Use the search button at the end of this page to reach Amazon.com's search results page. | |||
Asceticism in Early Taoist Religion
(Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)
by Stephen Eskildsen. Paperback, 1998.
Buddhist and Taoist Practice in Medieval Chinese Society
(Asian Studies at Hawaii, No 34)
by David W. Chappell (editor).
Five Lost Classics: Tao, Huang-Lao, and Yin-Yang in Han China
(Classics of Ancient China)
by Robin D.S. Yates (editor). Hardcover, 1997.
The first complete translation of the texts found in Mawangdui in 1973, primary sources for the study of Han Taoism.
Early Chinese Mysticism: Philosophy and Soteriology in the Taoist Tradition
by Livia Kohn. Paperback, 1991.
Historical Dictionary of Taoism
by Julian F. Pas, Man Kam Leung. Hardcover, 1998
Lao Tzu and Taoism
by Max Kaltenmark. Hardcover, 1969.
Lao-Tzu and the Tao-Te-Ching
by Livia Kohn, Michael Lafargue (editors). Paperback, 1998.
Laughing at the Tao: Debates among Buddhists and Taoists in Medieval China
by Livia Kohn [Click here to read more about the author]. Hardcover, 1995.
A translation of the Xiaodao lun by Zhen Luan (VI century), an important document of the debates among Buddhists and Taoists. This study examines medieval Buddhism's relationship to Chinese statecraft and society and exposes the political schemes behind the apparently religious disputes.
Religious Experience and Lay Society in T'ang China: A Reading of Tai Fu's Kuang-I Chi
by Glen Dudbridge. Hardcover, 1995.
The remains of Tai Fu's lost collection Guangyi ji preserve three hundred short tales of encounters with the other world. Through the eyes of a mid-century county official the picture emerges of a complex lay society, served by a mixed priesthood of ritual practitioners.
Science and Civilisation in China
Select Bibliography on Taoism
Sufism and Taoism: A Comparative Study of Key Philosophical Concepts
A Survey of Taoist Literature: Tenth to Seventeenth Century
T'ang Transformation Texts: A Study of the Buddhist Contribution to the Rise
Taoism: Growth of a Religion
Taoism: The Enduring Tradition
The Taoist Experience: An Anthology
Taoist Meditation: The Mao-Shan Tradition of Great Purity
Taoist Ritual and Popular Cults of Southeast China
The Teachings of Taoist Master Chuang
Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic
Wandering on the Way: Early Taoist Tales and Parables of Chuang Tzu
What is Taoism? and Other Studies in Chinese Cultural History
Lost Tai'-Chi Classics from the Late Ch'Ing Dynasty
Tai Chi Chuan: the Philosophy of Yin and Yang and Its Applications
Tai Chi Training in China: Masters, Teachers and Coaches
Art and Artists of Twentieth-Century China
Art and Politics in China, 1949-1984.
A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols: Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought.
Painters and Politics in the People's
Republic of China, 1949-1979.
The Painter's Practice: How Artists Lived and Worked in Traditional China.
Wisdom and Compassion: the Sacred Art of Tibet.
Burying Mao: Chinese Politics in the Age of Deng Xiaoping
China Since the Cultural Revolution: From Totalitarianism to Authoritarianism
China's Intellectuals and the State: In Search of a New Relationship
China's Minority Cultures: Identities and Integration Since 1912
by Joseph Needham.
Vol. 1: Introductory Orientations. Hardcover, 1954.
Vol. 2: History of Scientific Thought. Hardcover, 1956
Vol. 3: Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth. Hardcover, 1959.
Vol. 4: Physics and Physical Technology, Part 1: Physics. Hardcover, 1962.
blankPart 2: Mechanical Engineering. Hardcover, 1962.
blankPart 3: Civil Engineering and Nautics. Hardcover, 1970.
Vol. 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 1: Paper and Printing. Hardcover, 1985.
blankPart 2: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Magisteries of Gold and Immortality. Hardcover, 1974.
blankPart 3: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Historical Survey. Hardcover, 1976.
blankPart 4: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts. Hardcover, 1980.
blankPart 5: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Physiological Alchemy. Hardcover, 1983.
blankPart 6: Military Technology: Missiles and Sieges. Hardcover, 1995.
blankPart 7: Military Technology: The Gunpowder Epic. Hardcover, 1987.
blankPart 8: Hardcover, 1999.
blankPart 9: Textile Technology: Spinning and Reeling. Hardcover, 1988.
Vol. 6: Biology and Biological Technology, Part 1: Botany. Hardcover, 1986.
blankPart 2: Agriculture. Hardcover, 1984.
blankPart 3: Agro-Industrial and Forestry. Hardcover, 1996.
(Iaswr Bibliographical Monographs, No 1)
by Julian F. Pas. Paperback, 1988.
by Toshihiko Izutsu. Hardcover, 1984.
(China Research Monographs, No 32)
by Judith M. Boltz [Click here to read more about the author].
of Vernacular Fiction and Drama in China
by Victor H. Mair. Hardcover, 1989.
by Isabelle Robinet [Click here to read more about the author]. Paperback, 1997.
The essential text on the historical development and the basic concepts of Taoism from Laozi and Zhuangzi to the alchemical schools of XIV century.
by Russell Kirkland. Paperback, 2004.
A concise but reliable introduction to Taoism by a well-known professor and scholar.
(Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)
by Livia Kohn (editor). Paperback, 1993.
(Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)
by Isabelle Robinet, Julian F. Pas, Norman J. Girardot. Paperback, 1993.
An extensive study of Shangqing Taoism: cosmology, rituals, internal alchemy, meditational techniques. Isabelle Robinet is one of the greatest experts of this tradition and its textual corpus.
by Kenneth Dean. Paperback, 1995.
A fieldwork on the restoration of traditional rituals and local cults in contemporary China after 1979.
by Michael R. Saso.
A detailed description and study of contemporary Taoist rituals, tracing back their origins in canonical texts and Taoist manifold tradition. Essential to the understanding of the Taoist religion.
by Chang Po-Tuan, Thomas Cleary (translator). Paperback, 1987.
A translation of the Wuzhen pian by Zhang Boduan (XI century), a fundamental text of the neidan (internal alchemy) tradition.
by Victor H. Mair (translator). Paperback, 1998.
An enjoyable translation of the Zhuangzi directed to general readers. Illustrated with woodcuts.
by Herrlee G. Creel. Paperback, 1982.
(Chinese Philosophy and Culture)
by Douglas Wile. Hardcover, 1995.
by Douglas Lee. Paperback, 1988.
Mr. Lee's introduction to the underlying philosophy and practice of Taiji provides a foundation for the beginner and advanced student alike.
by Howard Thomas. Paperback, 1997.
To find out what it's like to study Taiji in China.
The Art and Architecture of China
(Pelican History of Art).
by Laurence C. S. Sickman, Alexander Soper (contributor). Paperback, 1992.
by Michael Sullivan. Hardcover, 1996.
by Maria Galicowski. Paperback, 1998.
by Wolfram Eberhard. Paperback, 1988.
by Julia F. Andrews. Hardcover, 1994.
by James Cahill. Paperback, 1995.
by Marylin M. Rhie. Hardcover, 1996.
Bringing Down the Great Wall: Writings on Science, Culture and Democracy in China
by Fang Lizhi et alii. Paperback, 1992.
by Richard Baum. Paperback, 1996.
by Jie Chen, Peng Deng (contributor). Hardcover, 1995.
(Harvard Contemporary China Series, Vol. 3)
by Merle Goldman. Paperback, 1987.
by Colin MacKerras. Hardcover, 1995.
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