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Ancestors and Anxiety
University of California Press 2007; US$ 49.95This innovative work on Chinese concepts of the afterlife is the result of Stephen Bokenkamp's groundbreaking study of Chinese scripture and the incorporation of Indic concepts into the Chinese worldview. Here, he explores how Chinese authors, including Daoists and non-Buddhists, received and deployed ideas about rebirth from the third to the sixth... more...
A Basic Dao
Long River Press 2009; US$ 12.95Aesthetic, minimalist presentation of the basic philosophical elements of the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching). more...
Blue Dragon, White Tiger
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2012; US$ 19.95Dating from the Tang dynasty, this unusual tantric guide documents a sexual tantra that is thought to have been practiced by kings for several dynasties. The ancient text, translated into English for the first time, carefully describes the methods of this sexual internal alchemy practice in beautiful poetry and prose, with explanatory commentaries. more...
Carry Tiger to Mountain
Arsenal Pulp Press 2010; US$ 21.95Lao Tzu's Tao te Ching interpreted for activists and leaders -- spritual activism for the 21st century. more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Taoism
Alpha Books 2002; US$ 18.95You?re no idiot, of course. You know Taoism is one of the world?s oldest religions, based on simplicity and balance. However, you may not know it has important parallels with modern Western life: health, ecology, even in such pop culture icons as Luke Skywalker and The Beatles. But you don?t have to sit at the feet of a Taoist master to learn how... more...
Dao De Jing
University of California Press 2001; US$ 26.95Dao De Jing is one of the richest, most suggestive, and most popular works of philosophy and literature. Composed in China between the late sixth and the late fourth centuries b.c., its enigmatic verses have inspired artists, philosophers, poets, religious thinkers, and general readers down to our own times. This new translation, both revelatory... more...
Daodejing
Oxford University Press, UK 2008; US$ 8.99The Daodejing encapsulates the main tenets of Daoism, a philosophy and religion whose dominant image is the Way, a life-giving stream that enables individuals to achieve harmony and a more profound level of understanding. This new translation draws on the latest archaeological finds and brings out the word play and poetry of the original. - ;'Of... more...
The Daodejing of Laozi
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2003; US$ 11.50Philip J. Ivanhoe's richly annotated translation of this classic work is accompanied by his engaging interpretation and commentary, a lucid introduction, and a Language Appendix that compares eight classic translations of the opening passage of the work and invites the reader to consider the principles upon which each was rendered. "Why another... more...
Daoism in History
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 44.95Over the last decade there has been a marked increase in the study of Daoism especially in Japan, China and the West, with a new generation of scholars broadening our understanding of the religion. Including contributions from the foremost scholars in the field, Daoism in History presents new and important research. These essays honour one of... more...









