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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Shambhala Guide to Taoism (Shambhala Guides) (edizione 1996)di Eva Wong (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. The book is a rather formal, precise introduction to the core history, traditions, and ideas of Taoism. It avoids trying to convince the reader of any truths, which is polite, but the book ends up a bit of a dry read. You must be interested in learning in the textbook style to enjoy this book. ( ) I really wanted to like this book. It covers the entire history of Taoism from its Shamanistic origins to present-day synthesis. I have really had trouble reading other books on Taoism that deal with more than classical philosophical Taoism, because so many of the later forms seem to have no connection to the classical texts. Unfortunately, after several tries, I had to give up on this one as well. I don't know if I'm still lacking some crucial information that made this so hard to understand or if it's the writing. I ended up skimming a couple of chapters of interest and passing it on. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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