Taoism For Dummies

An introduction to Taoism provides in-depth information on its origins, its underlying quietist principles, and its emergence as a major religion, and features both Eastern and Western interpretations.
This enlightening introduction to Taoism, a religious practice on the rise in China, provides in-depth information on its origins, its underlying quietist principles, and its emergence as a major religion as well as includes both Eastern and Western interpretations. Original.
The definitive guide to understanding Taoism now matter your background or faithLao Tzu's Daode Jing is the second most translated book in the world, and the practice of religious Taoism is on the rise in China, where adherents currently number in the hundreds of millions. Yet there remains a remarkable lack of reliable information about Taoism for curious westerners. Taoism For Dummies provides comprehensive coverage of Taoism's origins in China's Zhou Dynasty, its underlying quietist principles, its emergence as a major religion, various interpretation of its core text, including both Eastern and Western interpretations, key Taoist concepts, and much more. It also provides a fascinating glimpse of Taoism in contemporary China.The ideal guide for readers interested in this influential religion, as well as those taking an introductory course on Taoism or Chinese ReligionThere has been a recent surge of interest among readers in the West, with books such as Dr. Wayne Dyer's Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life, which sold over 70,000 copies since 2009A valuable source of insight for those with an interest in modern Chinese culture and beliefs