Taoism : the parting of the way

Called "a first-rate piece of work" by T. S. Eliot, this book offers a comprehensive discussion of Taoism, one of the world's major religions, as well as a study of the Tao te ching , the best known Taoist text, and Lao-tzu as a Taoist prototype. Foreword -- Part One: The Problem Of Lao Tzu -- Part Two: The Tao Te Ching -- Inaction -- The Uncarved Block -- Tao -- Seeking The Ancestry -- Part Three: The Taoist Movement -- The Beginnings Of Taoism -- The Period Of Syncretism -- The First Four Centuries A.d.: The Interior Gods Hygiene School -- The Taoist Church -- The School Of Pure Conversation -- Ko Hung -- After The Fourth Century: Alchemy And Hygiene -- The Development Of The Taoist Pantheon -- Taoist Church Organization -- The Taoist Church In Politics -- Later Philosophical Taoism -- Part Four: Tao Today -- Appendix I: The Authorship Of The Tao Te Ching -- Appendix Ii: Chronological Chart. Holmes Welch. Published In 1957 Under Title: The Parting Of The Way. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 186-188.