Foundational reading

 

This reading list of English-language publications is intended to provide resources for deepening one's understanding of Daoism and related Chinese cultural traditions. It is a "select" list, meaning that we have chosen one representative title for each subject.

 

Astrology/Astronomy

Walters, Derek. Chinese Astrology. London: Watkins Publishing, 2002.

 

Chinese Medicine

Kaptchuk, Ted. The Web That Has No Weaver. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 2000.

 

Daode jing

Lau, D.C. Tao Te Ching. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, 2001.

 

Daoism in the West

Clarke, J.J. The Tao of the West. London: Rutledge, 2000.

 

Daoist Architecture

Qiao Yun. Taoist Buildings. Springer-Velag Wien New York, 2001.

 

Daoist Art

Little, Stephen, with Shawn Eichmann. Taoism and the Arts of China. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2000.

 

Daoist Ethics

Kohn, Livia. Cosmos and Community: The Ethical Dimension of Daoism. Cambridge, Mass.: Three Pines Press, 2004.

 

Daoist Literature

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

 

Daoist Practice

Komjathy, Louis. Handbooks for Daoist Practice. Seattle, Wash.: Wandering Cloud Press, 2003.

 

Dietetics

Flaws, Bob. The Tao of Healthy Eating. Boulder: Blue Poppy Press, 2000.

 

Fengshui

Wong, Eva. Feng-shui. Boston: Shambhala, 1996.

 

Hagiography

Campany, Robert. To Live as Long as Heaven and Earth. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002.

 

History of Daoism

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

 

Internal Alchemy

Luk, Charles (Lu K'uan Yu). Taoist Yoga. York Beach, Maine: Samuel Weiser, Inc, 1973.

 

Introduction to Daoism

Miller, James. Daoism: A Short Introduction. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2003.

 

Meditation

Kohn, Livia, ed. Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques. Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies, 1989.

 

Qigong

Cohen, Kenneth. The Way of Qigong. New York: Ballantine Books, 1997.

 

Ritual

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

 

Taiji quan

Wile, Douglas. T’ai-chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions. Brooklyn: Sweet Ch’i Press, 1983.

 

Women and Daoism

Despeux, Catherine, and Livia Kohn. Women in Daoism. Cambridge: Three Pines Press, 2003.