The Routledge Encyclopedia of Taoism: 2-Volume Set
Author:   Fabrizio Pregadio
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415678155


Pages:   1608
Publication Date:   27 June 2011
Format:   Mixed media product
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Author:   Fabrizio Pregadio
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 8.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   3.120kg
ISBN:  

9780415678155


ISBN 10:   0415678153
Pages:   1608
Publication Date:   27 June 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Volume 1: Foreword by T.H. Barrett. Contributors. Introduction. Conventions, Format of Entries, Abbreviations and Symbols. Synoptic Table of Contents. List of Illustrations. List of Tables. Taoism: An Overview. Entries A to L Volume 2: Entries M to Z. Appendix: Reference Works for the Study of Taoism. Bibliographies. Periodization of Chinese History. Pinyin to Wade-Giles Conversion Table. Wade-Giles to Pinyin Conversion Table. Index

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'The depth of the entries and variety of subjects covered are impressive, creating a must-have reference for anyone interested in Taoism.' Christine Pesch (Yale University), Theological Librarianship


Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2008 'Pregadio assembled an outstanding international team of leading scholars to compose this two-volume set. With a focus on the history and traditions of Taoism, this work effectively challenges romanticized views that reduce the richness of these traditions to the Daode jing (Tao Te Ching) and the Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu). The encyclopedia includes a 196-page overview that could serve as a superb intermediate textbook on Taoism. The rest of the entries are arranged alphabetically, using the pinyin transliteration system. They cover topics of interest to advanced students and experts, including more detailed entries on texts, doctrines, sacred beings and places, the history of Taoism, and religious practices and experiences. The volume includes an excellent topical table of contents and an extensive index. For advanced researchers, the appendixes are gold, offering an extensive bibliography of reference sources, a list of sources in the Taoist canon referenced to the three catalogs of the Daozang, and a 102-page bibliography of scholarly resources including English and French language sources and seminal scholarly works in Chinese and Japanese. Summing Up: Essential. Libraries supporting religious studies or Chinese studies programs; upper-level undergraduates and above.' - G. J. Reece (American University), Choice 'The depth of the entries and variety of subjects covered are impressive, creating a must-have reference for anyone interested in Taoism.' - Christine Pesch (Yale University), Theological Librarianship


Author Information

Fabrizio Pregadio has taught at the University of Venice (1996--97), the Technical University of Berlin (1998--2001), Stanford University (2001--08), and McGill University in Montreal (2009--10).

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