{"product_id":"the-taoist-body-9780520082243","title":"The Taoist Body","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuitable for those interested in China and in religions, this work offers an introduction to the traditions of Taoism and the masters who transmit them. It traces the way that leads from Chinese shamanism and traditional village life to the physical Tending Life techniques, which in turn lead to the mysticism of Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOREWORD BY NORMAN GIRADOT \u003cbr\u003e AUTHOR'S NOTE \u003cbr\u003e l\u003cbr\u003e Taoism \u003cbr\u003e The Notion of Religion \u003cbr\u003e The Tao \u003cbr\u003e The History of Taoism \u003cbr\u003e The Destruction of Taoism \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e Everyday Religion \u003cbr\u003e The Temples \u003cbr\u003e The Calendar \u003cbr\u003e Festivals \u003cbr\u003e Food \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e Divinity \u003cbr\u003e Cosmology \u003cbr\u003e The Gods \u003cbr\u003e Spiritual Power \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e The Masters of the Gods \u003cbr\u003e Puppets and Mediums \u003cbr\u003e The Barefoot Master and His Ritual \u003cbr\u003e The Dignitaries of the Tao \u003cbr\u003e The Register \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e Ritual \u003cbr\u003e Becoming a Tao-shih \u003cbr\u003e The Sacrifice ofWritings \u003cbr\u003e The Altar \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e The Inner Landscape \u003cbr\u003e The Environment \u003cbr\u003e The Image of the Body \u003cbr\u003e The Inhabitants \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e Lao Tzu, the Body of the Tao \u003cbr\u003e Birth \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e Keeping the One \u003cbr\u003e The Preliminary Stage: The Work of the\u003cbr\u003e Ch'i (Ch'i-kung) \u003cbr\u003e Chaos: The Work of the Tao \u003cbr\u003e The Return \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e The Immortals \u003cbr\u003e The Abstinence from Grains \u003cbr\u003e Mountains \u003cbr\u003e Alchemy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e Teaching without Words \u003cbr\u003e The Kingdom of Humpty-Dumpty \u003cbr\u003e The Fast of the Heart \u003cbr\u003e Daily Life \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e NOTES \u003cbr\u003e BIBLIOGRAPHY \u003cbr\u003e INDEX","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402797326679,"sku":"9780520082243","price":26.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520082243.jpg?v=1730481540","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-taoist-body-9780520082243","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}