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The Taoist Experience

By Livia Kohn

The Taoist Experience

By Livia Kohn

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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. 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
404
Release Date:
1993-10-05
Publication Date:
1993-10-05
Publisher:
SUNY Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0791415805
ISBN13:
9780791415801
Weight:
653 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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