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Books on Taoism and Chinese Religion

119 books — primary sources in translation, practitioners’ classics and current scholarship.

Alchemy, Medicine, and Religion in the China of A.D. 320James R. Ware Alchemy, Medicine, and Religion in the China of A.D. 320James R. Ware James R. Ware (trans.)1966 Cover of The Analects of Confucius The Analects of ConfuciusArthur Waley Arthur Waley (trans.)1938 Ancient Chinese DivinationStephen L. Field Ancient Chinese DivinationStephen L. Field 2008 An Anthropological Analysis of Chinese GeomancyStephan D. R. Feuchtwang An Anthropological Analysis of Chinese GeomancyStephan D. R. Feuchtwang 1974 Cover of Asceticism in Early Taoist Religion Asceticism in Early Taoist ReligionStephen Eskildsen 1998 The Book of Lieh-tzŭA. C. Graham The Book of Lieh-tzŭA. C. Graham A. C. Graham (trans.)1960 Cover of Breathing Spaces: Qigong, Psychiatry, and Healing in China Breathing SpacesNancy N. Chen 2003 Celestial MastersTerry F. Kleeman Celestial MastersTerry F. Kleeman 2016 Cover of Changing Gods in Medieval China, 1127–1276 Changing Gods in Medieval China, 1127–1276Valerie Hansen 1990 Cover of The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean The Chinese Classics, Volume 1James Legge James Legge (trans.)1861 Cover of Chinese Healing Exercises: The Tradition of Daoyin Chinese Healing ExercisesLivia Kohn 2008 Chinese Martial ArtsPeter A. Lorge Chinese Martial ArtsPeter A. Lorge 2012 Cover of Chinese Mythology: An Introduction Chinese MythologyAnne Birrell 1993 Cover of Chinese Religion: An Introduction Chinese ReligionLaurence G. Thompson 1969 Cover of Chinese Ritual and Politics Chinese Ritual and PoliticsEmily Martin Ahern 1981 The Chinese Transformation of BuddhismKenneth K. S. Ch'en The Chinese Transformation of BuddhismKenneth K. S. Ch'en 1973 Cover of Chuang Tzŭ: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer Chuang TzŭHerbert A. Giles Herbert A. Giles (trans.)1889 Cover of Chuang-tzŭ: The Seven Inner Chapters and Other Writings from the Book Chuang-tzŭ Chuang-tzŭA. C. Graham A. C. Graham (trans.)1981 Cover of The Classic of Mountains and Seas The Classic of Mountains and SeasAnne Birrell Anne Birrell (trans.)1999 The Complete Works of Chuang TzuBurton Watson The Complete Works of Chuang TzuBurton Watson Burton Watson (trans.)1968 Cover of Confucianism and Family Rituals in Imperial China Confucianism and Family Rituals in Imperial ChinaPatricia Buckley Ebrey 1991 Cover of Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction ConfucianismDaniel K. Gardner 2014 Cover of Confucius: The Secular as Sacred ConfuciusHerbert Fingarette 1972 The Cult of the Dead in a Chinese VillageEmily M. Ahern The Cult of the Dead in a Chinese VillageEmily M. Ahern 1973 Cover of Cultivating Perfection: Mysticism and Self-Transformation in Early Quanzhen Daoism Cultivating PerfectionLouis Komjathy 2007 Cover of Dao De Jing: Making This Life Significant Dao De JingRoger T. Ames and David L. Hall Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall (trans.)2003 Cover of Daoism and Chinese Culture Daoism and Chinese CultureLivia Kohn 2001 Cover of Daoism Handbook Daoism HandbookLivia Kohn (ed.) 2000 Declarations of the Perfected, Part OneThomas E. Smith Declarations of the Perfected, Part OneThomas E. Smith Thomas E. Smith (trans.)2013 Cover of The Development and Decline of Chinese Cosmology The Development and Decline of Chinese CosmologyJohn B. Henderson 1984 Cover of Disputers of the Tao Disputers of the TaoA. C. Graham 1989 Cover of Early Daoist Scriptures Early Daoist ScripturesStephen R. Bokenkamp Stephen R. Bokenkamp (trans.)1997 Cover of Effortless Action: Wu-wei as Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China Effortless ActionEdward Slingerland 2003 Cover of Essays on Skepticism, Relativism, and Ethics in the Zhuangzi Essays on Skepticism, Relativism, and Ethics in the ZhuangziPaul Kjellberg and Philip J. Ivanhoe (eds.) 1996 Cover of Fathoming the Cosmos and Ordering the World: The Yijing (I Ching, or Classic of Changes) and Its Evolution in China Fathoming the Cosmos and Ordering the WorldRichard J. Smith 2008 Cover of Feng-Shui: or, The Rudiments of Natural Science in China Feng-ShuiErnest J. Eitel 1873 Cover of Fengshui in China: Geomantic Divination between State Orthodoxy and Popular Religion Fengshui in ChinaOle Bruun 2003 Cover of The Five "Confucian" Classics The Five "Confucian" ClassicsMichael Nylan 2001 Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other DelusionsJames Randi Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other DelusionsJames Randi 1982 Cover of The Ghost Festival in Medieval China The Ghost Festival in Medieval ChinaStephen F. Teiser 1988 Cover of God of the Dao: Lord Lao in History and Myth God of the DaoLivia Kohn 1998 Cover of Gods, Ghosts, and Ancestors: The Folk Religion of a Taiwanese Village Gods, Ghosts, and AncestorsDavid K. Jordan 1972 Guan YuBarend ter Haar Guan YuBarend ter Haar 2017 Cover of Handbook of Chinese Mythology Handbook of Chinese MythologyLihui Yang and Deming An 2005 Cover of Heaven and Earth in Early Han Thought Heaven and Earth in Early Han ThoughtJohn S. Major John S. Major (trans.)1993 Cover of A History of Chinese Philosophy A History of Chinese PhilosophyFung Yu-lan Derk Bodde (trans.)1952 Cover of The Huainanzi The HuainanziJohn S. Major, Sarah A. Queen, Andrew Seth Meyer and Harold D. Roth John S. Major, Sarah A. Queen, Andrew Seth Meyer and Harold D. Roth (trans.)2010 Cover of Images of the Immortal: The Cult of Lü Dongbin at the Palace of Eternal Joy Images of the ImmortalPaul R. Katz 1999 Instructions for Practical Living and Other Neo-Confucian Writings by Wang Yang-mingWing-tsit Chan Instructions for Practical Living and Other Neo-Confucian Writings by Wang Yang-mingWing-tsit Chan Wing-tsit Chan (trans.)1963 Cover of An Introduction to Confucianism An Introduction to ConfucianismXinzhong Yao 2000 Cover of An Introduction to Feng Shui An Introduction to Feng ShuiOle Bruun 2008 Cover of The Journey to the West The Journey to the WestAnthony C. Yu Anthony C. Yu (trans.)1977 Cover of Kuan-yin: The Chinese Transformation of Avalokiteśvara Kuan-yinChün-fang Yü 2001 La divinisation de Lao tseu dans le taoïsme des HanAnna Seidel La divinisation de Lao tseu dans le taoïsme des HanAnna Seidel 1969 Cover of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching: A Translation of the Startling New Documents Found at Guodian Lao Tzu's Tao Te ChingRobert G. Henricks Robert G. Henricks (trans.)2000 Cover of Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-chingLivia Kohn and Michael LaFargue (eds.) 1998 Cover of Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching Lao-TzuRobert G. Henricks Robert G. Henricks (trans.)1989 Cover of Laughing at the Tao: Debates among Buddhists and Taoists in Medieval China Laughing at the TaoLivia Kohn 1995 Le taoïsme du Mao chanMichel Strickmann Le taoïsme du Mao chanMichel Strickmann 1981 Cover of Learning to Be a Sage: Selections from the Conversations of Master Chu, Arranged Topically Learning to Be a SageDaniel K. Gardner Daniel K. Gardner (trans.)1990 Cover of Legacy of the Luoshu: The 4,000 Year Search for the Meaning of the Magic Square of Order Three Legacy of the LuoshuFrank J. Swetz 2008 Cover of Lieh-tzu: A Taoist Guide to Practical Living Lieh-tzuEva Wong Eva Wong (trans.)1995 Cover of The Magus of Java: Teachings of an Authentic Taoist Immortal The Magus of JavaKosta Danaos 2000 Cover of Making Transcendents: Ascetics and Social Memory in Early Medieval China Making TranscendentsRobert Ford Campany 2009 Mao Shan in T'ang TimesEdward H. Schafer Mao Shan in T'ang TimesEdward H. Schafer 1980 The Master Who Embraces SimplicityJay Sailey The Master Who Embraces SimplicityJay Sailey 1978 Cover of Medicine in China: A History of Ideas Medicine in ChinaPaul U. Unschuld 1985 Cover of Mencius MenciusD. C. Lau D. C. Lau (trans.)1970 Cover of Miraculous Response: Doing Popular Religion in Contemporary China Miraculous ResponseAdam Yuet Chau 2006 Cover of Myths and Legends of China Myths and Legends of ChinaE. T. C. Werner 1922 Cover of Nei Kung: The Secret Teachings of the Warrior Sages Nei KungKosta Danaos 2002 Cover of Neo-Confucian Orthodoxy and the Learning of the Mind-and-Heart Neo-Confucian Orthodoxy and the Learning of the Mind-and-HeartWm. Theodore de Bary 1981 Neo-Confucianism in HistoryPeter K. Bol Neo-Confucianism in HistoryPeter K. Bol 2008 Cover of Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There ParanormalityRichard Wiseman 2011 Popular Religion in ChinaStephan Feuchtwang Popular Religion in ChinaStephan Feuchtwang 2001 Cover of Pseudoscience and the Paranormal Pseudoscience and the ParanormalTerence Hines 1988 Readings from the Lu-Wang School of Neo-ConfucianismPhilip J. Ivanhoe Readings from the Lu-Wang School of Neo-ConfucianismPhilip J. Ivanhoe Philip J. Ivanhoe (trans.)2009 Cover of Reconstructing the Confucian Dao: Zhu Xi's Appropriation of Zhou Dunyi Reconstructing the Confucian DaoJoseph A. Adler 2014 Reflections on Things at HandWing-tsit Chan Reflections on Things at HandWing-tsit Chan Wing-tsit Chan (trans.)1967 Cover of Religion and Ritual in Chinese Society Religion and Ritual in Chinese SocietyArthur P. Wolf (ed.) 1974 Cover of Religion in Chinese Society Religion in Chinese SocietyC. K. Yang 1961 Cover of The Religion of Java The Religion of JavaClifford Geertz 1960 Religions of China in PracticeDonald S. Lopez Jr. (ed.) Religions of China in PracticeDonald S. Lopez Jr. (ed.) 1996 Cover of Religions of China: The World as a Living System Religions of ChinaDaniel L. Overmyer 1986 Cover of The Religious Question in Modern China The Religious Question in Modern ChinaVincent Goossaert and David A. Palmer 2011 Cover of The Religious System of China The Religious System of ChinaJ. J. M. de Groot 1892 Cover of The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention that Changed the World The Riddle of the CompassAmir D. Aczel 2001 Cover of Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey Ring of FireLawrence Blair and Lorne Blair 1988 Ritual Opera, Operatic RitualDavid Johnson (ed.) Ritual Opera, Operatic RitualDavid Johnson (ed.) 1989 Cover of Science and Civilisation in China, vol. 5, part 3: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Historical Survey, from Cinnabar Elixirs to Synthetic Insulin Science and Civilisation in China, vol. 5, part 3Joseph Needham 1976 Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 1Joseph Needham Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 1Joseph Needham 1962 Cover of The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts The Shaolin MonasteryMeir Shahar 2008 Cover of A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy A Source Book in Chinese PhilosophyWing-tsit Chan Wing-tsit Chan (trans.)1963 Cover of The Syncretic Religion of Lin Chao-en The Syncretic Religion of Lin Chao-enJudith A. Berling 1980 Cover of The Tao of the Tao Te Ching The Tao of the Tao Te ChingMichael LaFargue Michael LaFargue (trans.)1992 Cover of Taoism and Chinese Religion Taoism and Chinese ReligionHenri Maspero Frank A. Kierman Jr. (trans.)1981 Cover of The Taoist Body The Taoist BodyKristofer Schipper Karen C. Duval (trans.)1993 The Taoist CanonKristofer Schipper and Franciscus Verellen (eds.) The Taoist CanonKristofer Schipper and Franciscus Verellen (eds.) 2004 Cover of Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques Taoist Meditation and Longevity TechniquesLivia Kohn (ed.) 1989 Cover of Taoist Meditation: The Mao-shan Tradition of Great Purity Taoist MeditationIsabelle Robinet Julian F. Pas and Norman J. Girardot (trans.)1993 Cover of Taoist Ritual in Chinese Society and History Taoist Ritual in Chinese Society and HistoryJohn Lagerwey 1987 Cover of Taoist Teachings from the Book of Lieh Tzŭ Taoist Teachings from the Book of Lieh TzŭLionel Giles Lionel Giles (trans.)1912 Cover of The Taoists of Peking, 1800–1949: A Social History of Urban Clerics The Taoists of Peking, 1800–1949Vincent Goossaert 2007 Cover of The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist MastersStephen Eskildsen 2004 Cover of To Acquire Wisdom: The Way of Wang Yang-ming To Acquire WisdomJulia Ching 1976 Cover of To Live as Long as Heaven and Earth: A Translation and Study of Ge Hong's Traditions of Divine Transcendents To Live as Long as Heaven and EarthRobert Ford Campany Robert Ford Campany (trans.)2002 Transcendence and Divine PassionSuzanne E. Cahill Transcendence and Divine PassionSuzanne E. Cahill 1993 Cover of The Travels of an Alchemist The Travels of an AlchemistArthur Waley Arthur Waley (trans.)1931 Cover of Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity Trying Not to TryEdward Slingerland 2014 Cover of Unities and Diversities in Chinese Religion Unities and Diversities in Chinese ReligionRobert P. Weller 1987 Cover of Unruly Gods: Divinity and Society in China Unruly GodsMeir Shahar and Robert P. Weller (eds.) 1996 Cover of Wandering on the Way: Early Taoist Tales and Parables of Chuang Tzu Wandering on the WayVictor H. Mair Victor H. Mair (trans.)1994 Cover of The Way and Its Power The Way and Its PowerArthur Waley Arthur Waley (trans.)1934 Cover of Ways to Paradise: The Chinese Quest for Immortality Ways to ParadiseMichael Loewe 1979 Cover of Women in Daoism Women in DaoismCatherine Despeux and Livia Kohn 2003 Cover of The World of Thought in Ancient China The World of Thought in Ancient ChinaBenjamin I. Schwartz 1985 Yin-Yang and the Nature of Correlative ThinkingA. C. Graham Yin-Yang and the Nature of Correlative ThinkingA. C. Graham 1986 YinyangRobin R. Wang YinyangRobin R. Wang 2012 Cover of Zhuangzi: The Essential Writings ZhuangziBrook Ziporyn Brook Ziporyn (trans.)2009