The Routledge Encyclopedia of Taoism

Author: Fabrizio Pregadio
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780415678155
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Taoism provides comprehensive coverage of Taoist religion, thought and history, reflecting the current state of Taoist scholarship. It contains hundreds of entries authored by an international body of experts which cover areas such as schools and traditions, texts, persons and sacred sites. Terms are given in their original characters, transliterated and translated. The encyclopedia is thoroughly cross-referenced and indexed, and also includes a chronology and bibliography. It is invaluable for students and scholars in the fields of religious studies, philosophy and religion, and Asian history and culture.

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Taoism

Author: Fabrizio Pregadio
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138133372
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

The Encyclopedia of Taoism

Author: Fabrizio Pregadio
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135796335
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1731

Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Taoism provides comprehensive coverage of Taoist religion, thought and history, reflecting the current state of Taoist scholarship. Taoist studies have progressed beyond any expectation in recent years. Researchers in a number of languages have investigated topics virtually unknown only a few years previously, while others have surveyed for the first time textual, doctrinal and ritual corpora. The Encyclopedia presents the full gamut of this new research. The work contains approximately 1,750 entries, which fall into the following broad categories: surveys of general topics; schools and traditions; persons; texts; terms; deities; immortals; temples and other sacred sites. Terms are given in their original characters, transliterated and translated. Entries are thoroughly cross-referenced and, in addition, 'see also' listings are given at the foot of many entries. Attached to each entry are references taking the reader to a master bibliography at the end of the work. There is chronology of Taoism and the whole is thoroughly indexed. There is no reference work comparable to the Encyclopedia of Taoism in scope and focus. Authored by an international body of experts, the Encyclopedia will be an essential addition to libraries serving students and scholars in the fields of religious studies, philosophy and religion, and Asian history and culture.

The Encyclopedia of Taoism

Author: Fabrizio Pregadio
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781135001353
Category : Taoism
Languages : en
Pages : 1551

Book Description

The Encyclopedia of Taoism

Author: Fabrizio Pregadio
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780343976
Category : Taoism
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Provides comprehensive coverage of Taoist religion, thought and history, reflecting the current state of Taoist scholarship.

The Encyclopedia of Taoism

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Languages : en
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals and Festivals

Author: Frank A. Salamone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780415880916
Category : Encyclopedias
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book examines religious beliefs expressed through ritualized behavior and festivals.

Awakening to Reality

Author: Fabrizio Pregadio
Publisher: Golden Elixir Press
ISBN: 0984308210
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Awakening to Reality (Wuzhen pian) is one of the most important and best-known Taoist alchemical texts. Written in the eleventh century, it describes in a poetical form, and in a typically cryptic and allusive language, several facets of Neidan, or internal alchemy. The present book presents the first part of the text, consisting of sixteen poems, which contain a concise but comprehensive exposition of Neidan. In addition to notes that intend to clarify the meaning of the more obscure points, the book also contains selections from a commentary dating from the late eighteenth century, which is distinguished by the use of a lucid and plain language. ⿿ Fabrizio Pregadio has taught at the University of Venice (1996-97), the Technical University of Berlin (1998-2001), and Stanford University (2001-08). He is the author of Great Clarity: Daoism and Alchemy in Early Medieval China (Stanford University Press, 2006) and the editor of The Encyclopedia of Taoism (Routledge, 2008).

Historical Dictionary of Taoism

Author: Julian F. Pas
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810866374
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 477

Book Description
This reference book on Taoism, one of the major spiritual traditions of China, includes in its coverage both Taoist philosophy and Taoist religion. An introduction provides overall insight into Taoist development through the ages, while the dictionary itself is comprised of 275 entries that define Taoist concepts, scriptures, deities, practices, and personalities. Includes an extensive bibliography.

Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy

Author: Antonio S. Cua
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135367485
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 1043

Book Description
Featuring contributions from the world's most highly esteemed Asian philosophy scholars, this important new encyclopedia covers the complex and increasingly influential field of Chinese thought, from earliest recorded times to the present day. Including coverage on the subject previously unavailable to English speakers, the Encyclopedia sheds light on the extensive range of concepts, movements, philosophical works, and thinkers that populate the field. It includes a thorough survey of the history of Chinese philosophy; entries on all major thinkers from Confucius to Mou Zongsan; essential topics such as aesthetics, moral philosophy, philosophy of government, and philosophy of literature; surveys of Confucianism in all historical periods (Zhou, Han, Tang, and onward) and in key regions outside China; schools of thought such as Mohism, Legalism, and Chinese Buddhism; trends in contemporary Chinese philosophy, and more.