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CHRONICLE OF TAOIST STUDIES IN THE WEST 1950-1990

Anna Seidel

Preface

I. Introduction

II. The Spirit of Lao-Chuang in the Taoist Canon

III. The Sources

1 . History of the Taoist Canon

2. Sources other than the Taoist Canon

IV. History of Taoism

1. General Presentations

2. Taoist History in the First Millennium CE

3. Taoist History After the T'ang

V. The Taoist Universe

1. The Immortals and their Mythology

2. Sacred Geography

3. Sacred Scriptures

a) Scriptures and their Transmission

b) China's Graphic Language

c) Talismanic Script

4. The Supernatural Bureaucracy

a) The Social Aspect

b) The Moral Aspect

5. The Human Body and Longevity Practices

a) The Body and its Terminology

b) Physiological Practices

6. Alchemy and its Intériorisation

a) Laboratory Alchemy (wai-tan)

b) Inner Alchemy (nei-tan)

7. Ritual

8. Iconography

VI. Taoism in Chinese Culture

1 . Imperial Court and Cult

Cahiers d'Extrême- Asie 5 (1989-1990) : 223-347