Taoism: The Parting of the Way

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Beacon Press, 1 iun. 1971 - 208 pagini
Called "a first-rate piece of work" by T. S. Eliot, this book offers a comprehensive discussion of Taoism, one of the world's major religions, as well as a study of the Tao te ching, the best known Taoist text, and Lao-tzu as a Taoist prototype.

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The Problem of Lao
1
The Tao Te Ching 1 Inaction
17
The Uncarved Block
41
3
60
Seeking the Ancestry
83
The Taoist Movement 1 18 18 35 50 83
88
The Beginnings of Taoism
93
The Period of Syncretism
103
The Development of the Taoist Pantheon
135
Taoist Church Organization
141
The Taoist Church in Politics
151
Later Philosophical Taoism
158
Tao Today
164
The Authorship of the Tao Te Ching
179
Chronological Chart
183
Bibliography
186

The Interior Gods Hygiene School
105
The Taoist Church
111
The School of Pure Conversation
123
Ko Hung
126
Alchemy and Hygiene
130

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Holmes Welch (1924-1981) was a scholar, researcher, and theorist whose specialization focused on Buddhism and Taoism. Welch worked with the State Department for much of his career, both during and after World War II. Welch studied at Harvard University and published Taoism: The Parting of the Way.

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