Daoism and Chinese Culture

by Livia Kohn

Book Overview

A long-awaited textbook that introduces the major schools, teachings, and practices of Daoism, this work presents a chronological survey that is thematically divided into four parts: Ancient Thought,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931483000
• ISBN13: 9781931483001
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Three Pine Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Overview

Livia Kohn's book is both a wonderful survey of Daoist philosophy but also an engaging cultural history.

Best Introduction to Daoism

Livia Kohn has taught Daoism to college students for over 15 years, and she just edited the Daoism Handbook (which you can buy for a whopping $245!). She's one of the world's experts on Daoism, and for the first time she's put together an extraordinarily readable introduction to one of the world's most fascinating and least understood religions.Unlike many books on Daoism this book covers the whole history from ancient wisdom traditions, through medieval religious communities, to contemporary spiritual practices such as Qigong and Falun gong. Nowhere else are you going to get as comprehensive, and as readable an introduction.It's not just dry history because the author makes connections to broader issues in Chinese culture and also to issues in comparative religions such as mysticism, modernity, identity and community. It's a great book and great value too.