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Tales of the Dancing Dragon: Stories of the Tao Paperback - 2007

by Eva Wong


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Here, Taoist practitioner Eva Wong offers a colorful treatment of the history and evolution of Taoism, told through traditional teaching tales. These tales, which Wong first heard as a child growing up in Hong Kong, are gleaned from the local storytellers and the uncensored chronicles known as yeshi--the wild history of China, not monitored by the official imperial scholars and historians. The stories are by turns mysterious and intriguing, passionate and violent, and they are peppered with colorful characters, including hermits, politicians, social activists, revolutionaries, scholars, scientists, and mystics.

Arranged chronologically from prehistory through the early twentieth century, these stories introduce the schools in the Taoist lineages, and capture the defeats and victories of Taoism, its periods of decadence and decay, and its renewal, maturation, and spiritual triumph. Wong puts these stories into context, and shows that Taoism is a dynamic spiritual tradition, constantly changing--and being influenced by--history.

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  • Title Tales of the Dancing Dragon: Stories of the Tao
  • Author Eva Wong
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shambhala
  • Date 2007-11-13
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781590305232 / 159030523X
  • Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.26 x 5.56 x 0.54 in (20.98 x 14.12 x 1.37 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
    • Religious Orientation: Taoism
  • Library of Congress subjects Taoism - China - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007015601
  • Dewey Decimal Code 299.514

Media reviews

"Well written."—Library Journal

Citations

  • Library Journal, 09/01/2007, Page 143

About the author

Eva Wong is an independent scholar and a practitioner of the Taoist arts of the Pre-Celestial Way and Complete Reality lineages. She has written and translated many books on Taoism and related topics, including A Master Course in Feng-Shui; Tales of the Taoist Immortals; and Taoism: An Essential Guide.
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