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.
Über den Autor Eva Wong
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Eva Wong Nava writes stories that explore identity, culture, and belonging, including an award-winning middle-grade novel and several picture books. She has been a speaker at the Asian Festival of Children's Content on writing about diversity and representing marginalized voices, and she teaches the art of picture book writing at Picture Book Matters. Eva Wong Nava grew up in Southeast Asia and now lives in London. Natelle Quek has been drawing for as long as she could hold a pencil, but her creative career began in 2016 when she started her small business producing lifestyle products based on her illustrations. Her works reflect constant evolving influences from her heritage and personal experiences, pop culture, and the natural world. Natelle Quek lives in London.
