Taoism: Growth of a Religion

This is a survey of the history of Taoism from approximately the third century B.C. to the fourteenth century A.D. For many years, it was customary to divide Taoism into 'philosophical Taoism' and 'religious Taoism.' The author has long argued that this is a false division and that 'religious' Taoism is simply the practice of 'philosophical' Taoism. She sees Taoism as foremost a religion, and the present work traces the development of Taoism up to the point it reached its mature form (which remains intact today, albeit with modern innovations).