The Taoist Canon, Volume 2 (Replacement Volume): A Historical Companion to the Daozang Volume 2

by Kristofer Schipper

Taoism remains the only major religion whose canonical texts have not been systematically arranged and made available for study. This long-awaited work, a milestone in Chinese studies, catalogs and describes all existing texts within the Taoist canon. The result will not only make the entire range of existing Taoist texts accessible to scholars of religion, it will open up a crucial resource in the study of the history of China. The vast literature...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226738132
• ISBN13: 9780226738130
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 600 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"