Taoism

Students will explore Taoism through its religious and philosophical thought and practices. This will entail a journey into Chinese shamanism, the Tao Te Ching, and later religious practices including magic, divination, ceremonies and rituals, and internal alchemical Taoism. Taoist meditation, yoga and OiGong will be examined, as well as the influences of Taoism on Chinese medicine, feng shui, martial arts, aesthetics, Ch’an Buddhism and neo-Confucianism. Students will practice T’ai Chi Ch’uan as part of this course. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: RE 103, RE 205, or RE 211. Fulfills Global Awareness course requirement. This course may not be used to satisfy the 300-level Religious Studies General Education Core requirement.