About Taoism

Last update: 03-01-2008 02:04 PM

The Royal Library

Author: Bent Lerbæk Pedersen

Taoism (Daoism) is an important philosophy and religion, which has got a renaissance in mainland Kina today. In Hong Kong and on Taiwan the religion has been worshiped withour break for many decades.

The Library has books and journals both in Western languages and in Chinese including some few in Japanese and Korean 
The most important sources can be located in REX:

  • Daozang (Taoist canon). Shanghai: Hanfenlou, 1923-26. Index to the titles in: Daozang suoyin and on the homepage: Taotsang
  • Daozang jiyao (a collection af taoist texts). Taibei: Kaozheng, 1971 (25 vols.)
  • Zangwai daoshu (more Taoist texts). Chengdu: Bashu shushe, 1992-94 (36 vols.) The different texys can be located in REX
  • Zhongguo daojiao kaogu (Taoist archaeological materials in China). Beijing: Xianzhuang, 2006 (6 vols.)

Link to titles in the library online catalogue  REX  (in all languages, some few titles are not on Taoism )

At the Center for Orientalia and Judaica reference works is on the shelve wiht the marks: IKQ, IKQF og IKQT

Link to information on daoismen (Taoismen) on the net