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Spanning the centuries and crossing the globe, this engaging introduction covers everything Daoist, from the religion of the ancients to 21st century T\'ai Chi and meditation. Complete with a timeline of Daoist history and a full glossary, this will prove invaluable to students, and anyone who wishes to learn more about the origins and nature of a profound tradition, and about its role and relevance in our fast-moving 21st century existence. |
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James Miller |
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Cover......Page 1
Series......Page 3
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 9
Daoism or Taoism?......Page 13
Acknowledgements......Page 15
Timeline of Daoist history......Page 17
Historical introduction......Page 20
Laozi and the Daode jing......Page 23
The Zhuangzi......Page 25
The Neiye (inward training)......Page 27
The Way of Great Peace and the Way of Orthodox Unity......Page 28
The Way of Highest Clarity......Page 30
The Way of Numinous Treasure......Page 31
Modern Daoism......Page 32
The Way of Complete Perfection......Page 33
Contemporary Daoism......Page 35
Suggestions for further reading......Page 37
1 – Identity......Page 38
Daoism as Chinese religion......Page 40
Popular Chinese religion and culture......Page 44
Daoism as lineages of transmission......Page 50
Daoism as universal path......Page 55
Conclusions......Page 60
Suggestions for further reading......Page 62
2 – Way......Page 63
Way......Page 64
Power......Page 74
Communication......Page 76
Suggestions for further reading......Page 83
3 – Body......Page 84
Qi: the breath of life......Page 85
Correlation, synchronicity and resonance......Page 92
The five phases......Page 95
The gods of the body......Page 98
Longevity practices......Page 99
Taiji quan......Page 100
Qigong......Page 102
Daoism and sex......Page 103
Transcendent bodies......Page 106
Suggestions for further reading......Page 110
4 – Power......Page 111
Daoist millenarianism......Page 115
The cult of Laozi......Page 118
Daoist messianism......Page 120
The northern Celestial Masters......Page 122
Daoism in contemporary China......Page 126
Negotiating with destiny......Page 128
Suggestions for further reading......Page 132
The development of Shangqing Daoism......Page 133
Light practices......Page 136
Absorption of cosmic light......Page 137
Astral voyages......Page 139
Visualization of body gods......Page 143
Contemporary visualization practices......Page 146
Suggestions for further reading......Page 149
6 – Alchemy......Page 150
Alchemy and the quest for immortality......Page 151
Laboratory alchemy......Page 152
Internal alchemy......Page 156
The way of complete perfection......Page 159
Transformation......Page 164
Suggestions for further reading......Page 167
7 – Text......Page 168
Cosmic revelation......Page 169
Spirit-writing cults......Page 172
Text and lineage......Page 174
Talismans and diagrams......Page 177
Transformations of meaning in Daoist texts......Page 180
The Wang Bi commentary......Page 182
The Heshang Gong commentary......Page 183
The Xiang’er commentary......Page 185
Influential Western interpretations......Page 186
Texts and contexts......Page 187
Suggestions for further reading......Page 188
8 – Nature......Page 189
Natural space as sacred space......Page 191
Marvellous nature......Page 199
Caverns and texts......Page 201
A Daoist aesthetic of spontaneity......Page 203
Suggestions for further reading......Page 205
Glossary of Chinese terms......Page 206
A-B-C......Page 213
D......Page 214
E-F-G-H......Page 215
J-K......Page 216
L......Page 217
M-N......Page 218
P-R-S......Page 219
T......Page 220
U-V-W-Y-Z......Page 221
A-B......Page 222
C......Page 223
D......Page 225
E-F-G......Page 227
H-I......Page 228
J-K-L......Page 229
M......Page 231
N......Page 232
O-P......Page 233
Q-R......Page 234
S......Page 235
T......Page 236
U......Page 237
V-W......Page 238
X-Y-Z......Page 239 |
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