REL 213 (Taoism and the Arts of China)

Dr. Jeff Richey

Berea College, January 2004


Laozi (Lao-tzu)

Course Syllabus

Essay Assignment

Midterm Exam Guide

Lecture Outlines

Online Resources

ONLINE RESOURCES

China -- Arts and Literature
Arts of Asia: China
Beijing Palace Museum Online
Chinese and Japanese Art History WWW Virtual Library
Chinese Characters Dictionary Web
Selected Chinese Literature in Translation
Taoism and the Arts of China (Art Institute of Chicago)
Taoist Poetry
Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization

China -- History and Language
Chinese History Timeline (to Qing Dynasty)
Chinese History Bibliography (to Ming Dynasty)
Chinese Pronunciation Guide
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: China
Internet Guide for China Studies
Romanization Systems for Chinese Terms
Pinyin-Wade-Giles Conversion Table
Wade-Giles-Pinyin Conversion Table

Taoism -- General
Daoist Studies.org
Glossary of Taoist Terms
Taoist Culture and Information Centre
Taoism Information Page
H. G. Creel, 'What is Taoism?'
N. Sivin, 'On the Word Taoist as a Source of Perplexity'
R. Kirkland, 'The Taoist Tradition: A Historical Outline'
S. Teiser, 'The Spirits of Chinese Religion'

Taoism -- Thought
Chinese Medical Theory
R. Littlejohn, 'Daoist Philosophy'
K. Knapp, 'Ge Hong'
R. Littlejohn, 'Laozi'
Laozi (Chinese and English text)
Resources for Studying the Yijing (I Ching)
C. Hansen, 'Taoism'
Zhuangzi (English text only)
Zhuangzi (Chinese text only)
H. Roth, 'Zhuangzi'

Taoism -- Practice
BBC Report on Revival of Taoism in China
Chinese Alchemy
Chinese Folk Religions
Chinese Popular Religion Bibliography
Classics of Traditional Chinese Medicine
History of Traditional Chinese Medicine
P. Nepstad, 'Taoist Popular Belief in Hong Kong Cinema'


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