Philosophical Taoism
03 Oct 1994 12:03Connections to shamanism and alchemy; the odd, proto-scientific, proto-socialist interpretation of Joseph Needham; its degeneration into superstition; its ties to Legalism and proto-industrialists (e.g., Lü shih). Its practioners, especially Chuang Tzu.
- To read:
- J. J. Clarke, The Tao of the West: Western Transformations of Taoist Thought
- Kenneth Dean, Taoist Ritual and Popular Cults of Southeast China
- Huai Nan Tzu
- Toshihiko Izutsu, Sufism and Taoism: A Comparative Study of Key Philosophical Concepts
- Lieh Tzu
- Lü shih ch'ung ch'iu = Master Lü's Spring and Autumn
- Peter Nickerson, Taoism, Bureaucracy, and Popular Religion in Early Medieval China
- David A. Palmer and Elijah Siegler, Dream Trippers: Global Daoism and the Predicament of Modern Spirituality
- Fabrizio Pregadio, Great Clarity: Daoism and Alchemy in Early Medieval China
- Tao Te Ching [Mair translation]
