Taoism 101

Lesson 2: Development of Taoism

Bibliography and Questions

Bibliography

Eliade, Mircea. Encyclopedia of Religion. New York: Macmillan, 1987.

Lau, D.C., trans. Tao Te Ching. London: Penguin Books, 1963.

Lau, D.C., and Ames, Roger T., trans. Yuan Dao. New York: Ballantine Books, 1998.

Sailey, Jay. The Master Who Embraces Simplicity: A Study of the Philosopher Ko Hung, A.D. 283-343. San Francisco: Chinese Materials Center, Inc., 1978.

Schipper, Kristofer. The Taoist Body. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1993.

Kohn, Livia. Daoism and Chinese Culture. Cambridge: Three Pines Press, 2001.

Kohn, Livia. Early Chinese Mysticism. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992.

Kohn, Livia, ed. The Taoist Experience: An Anthology. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1993.

Walters, Derek. Chinese Mythology. London: Aquarian Press, 1992.

Watson, Burton, trans. Chuang Tzu. New York: Colombia University Press, 1964.

Watts, Alan. What is Tao?. Novato, California: New World Library, 2000.

Wong, Eva. Tales of the Taoist Immortals. Boston: Shambala, 2001.

Analysis Questions:
(1) Is the "Chinese Tripod" an adequate way of religious life? Putting aside any doctrinal problems, can you see any benefits or harm in this religious practice?
(2) Will religious Taoism ever make its way to being a popular religion in the West? Or will Taoism only survive here as a philosophy?

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