Taoist Studies in the World Wide Web

Reference Works on Taoism

Daojiao dacidian (Minglong gong, Taipei): Online version of the Daojiao dacidian (Great Dictionary of Taoism; Huaxia chubanshe, 1994).
Daojiao wenhua ziliao ku (Taoist Culture and Information Center, Hong Kong): An online encyclopedia of Taoism, in Chinese (see the general index). Some materials are also available in English (see the general index).
The Encyclopedia of Taoism: Presentation of a reference work on Taoism, with sample entries.
Zhongguo chuantong wenhua gang (Enwei Group, Sichuan, PRC): Abstracts of texts in the Daozang (Taoist Canon), in Chinese.

Guides to Taoist Studies

Chinese Religious Culture: A Research Guide. (Barend ter Haar): An extensive annotated guide on doing research on Chinese religions using both printed works and online materials.
Research Guide to Daoist Studies (Livia Kohn): An annotated guide to basic reference works for the study of the Taoism and the Taoist Canon.
The Taoist Canon: A Guide to Studies and Reference Works (Fabrizio Pregadio): A bibliographic essay divided into seven sections: (1) General bibliography; (2) Taoist Canon; (3) Surveys of texts; (4) Catalogues; (5) Other collections of Taoist texts; (6) Concordances and indexes; (7) Encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Indexes to the Daozang (Taoist Canon) and Other Collections

Daojiao wenhua (Hong Kong Daojiao Xueyuan, Hong Kong Taoist College): Indexes to the Daozang and other collections of Taoist texts, including the Zangwai daoshu and the Zhuang-Lin xu daozang (select them from the pull-down menu on top of the page).
Indexes to Daozang, Daozang jiyao, and Daozang quejing mulu (Mugitani Kunio): Searchable indexes, encoded in Japanese.
Index to the Daozang (Fabrizio Pregadio): Full index to the Taoist Canon, numbered according to the Schipper, Harvard-Yenching, and Daozang tiyao catalogues.

Texts

(a) Archives of Texts in Chinese

Daoism.cn (Sichuan daxue Daojiao yu zongjiao wenhua yanjiusuo): Digital texts from the website of the Research Institute on Taoism and Religious Culture of Sichuan University.
Daojiao Quanzhen pai gangye: Digital texts, mainly related to Quanzhen Taoism.
Jindan dadao: Digital texts on neidan (inner alchemy) and Quanzhen Taoism.
Laozi wenhua gang (Luyi Laozi guli wenhua yanjiuhui): Digital texts and other materials related to Laozi and Taoism.
Zhonghua chuantong daojia wenhua ziliao: A large collection of Taoist texts from the Taoist Canon and several other collections. (See also this index.)

(b) Translations

For more links to translations of Taoist texts, see the relevant sections of the Dao House Website.

Das Tao Te King von Lao Tse: Links to several dozen translation in several languages available online.
The Internet Sacred Text Archive -- Taoism (J.B. Hare): Early translations of Taoist texts into English, including those by James Legge and Frederic Balfour.
Zhuangzi (trans. Burton Watson): Full translation.

Journals

(a) Journals in Chinese

Zhongguo daojiao: "Taoism in China." Online version of the journal of the Chinese Taoist Association, from 1998 to present (see the index page for earlier issues).
Zhongguo daojiao, Fujian daojiao, Shanghai daojiao: "Taoism in China," "Taoism in Fujian," "Taoism in Shanghai." This page provides access to several articles published in recent issues of the above-mentioned journals.
Zongjiaoxue yanjiu: "Religious Studies." A major Chinese journal of religious studies, mainly focused on Taoism. This web page provides access to articles published in recent issues. (Another website contains a smaller collection of articles.)

(b) Journals in Japanese

Tôhô shûkyô: "Eastern Religions," the journal of the Japanese Association of Taoist Studies. Tables of contents of the current issue and some earlier issues.

(c) Journals in Western Languages

Journal of Chinese Religions: The journal of the Society for the Study of Chinese Religions. Contains tables of contents of almost all published issues.

Bibliographies

(a) Chinese Works

Bibliographies of Taoist Studies (Hong Kong Daojiao Xueyuan, Hong Kong Taoist College): In Chinese. Articles published in several Chinese journals from 1994, arranged by topics. (Two bibliographies are available; select them from the pull-down menu on top of the page.)
Bibliography (Daoist Studies): A searchable bibliography of books and articles relevant to Taoist studies. Includes works in Chinese, Japanese, and Western languages.
Scholarly Studies (Zhongguo daojiao xiehui): In Chinese. Several bibliographies (including reference works) from the website of the Chinese Taoist Association.

(b) Japanese Works

Bibliography (Daoist Studies): A searchable bibliography of books and articles relevant to Taoist studies. Includes works in Chinese, Japanese, and Western languages.
Bibliography for the Study of Chinese Religion in Japanese (Yamada Toshiaki): In Japanese; almost entirely concerned with Taoism.

Western-Language Works

Bibliography (Daoist Studies): A searchable bibliography of books and articles relevant to Taoist studies. Includes works in Chinese, Japanese, and Western languages.
Bibliography of Taoism in European Languages: Lists publications through 1991.
Bibliography of Western Language Publications on Chinese Popular Religion (1995-present) (Philip Clart): "This bibliography has grown (and keeps growing) out of a long term commitment to compile annual bibliographies of Western language publications on Chinese popular religion for the journal Minjian zongjiao."
Bibliography of Western-language Studies on Chinese Alchemy (Fabrizio Pregadio): Annotated, lists about 200 books and articles classified by subject.
Bibliography of Works by Isabelle Robinet (Fabrizio Pregadio): A tribute to the memory of a scholar who gave a great contribution to our understanding of Taoism.
Dissertations (Daoist Studies): A list of Ph.D. dissertations, with abstracts.

Associations

Nippon dôkyô gakkai (Japanese Association of Taoist Studies): Website in Japanese. Information for members, conference programs, and indexes of recent issues of the journal Tôhô shûkyô (in Japanese).
Society for the Study of Chinese Religions: Indexes to English-language journals concerning Taoism and Chinese religion, and information on the SSCR.
Zhongguo daojiao xiehui (Chinese Taoist Association): Website in Chinese. General presentation of Taoism and Taoist texts.

Specialized Publishers

Three Pines Press: ". . . an independent company that specializes in works on East Asian studies and is especially concerned with raising scholarly and public awareness of fields underrepresented to date."

Websites

(a) Websites in Chinese

Daoism.cn (Sichuan daxue Daojiao yu zongjiao wenhua yanjiusuo): Digital texts and online publications.
Daojiao wenhua: A Kowloon, Hong Kong, based website containing indexes to the Daozang and other collections of Taoist texts, and extensive bibliographies on Taoism and Chinese religion.
Daojiao xueshu zixun gangzhan (Minglong gong, Taipei): An online version of the Daojiao dacidian (Great dictionary of Taoism; Huaxia chubanshe, 1994), and PDF files with collections of Taoist texts.
Jindan dadao: Digital texts on neidan (inner alchemy) and Quanzhen, and various other materials on Taoism.
TaoCulture.org: A Fujian-based website containing several essays on Taoism.

(b) Websites in Japanese

Tôyôgaku kenkyûsha no tame no dennô shihô (Mugitani Kunio): In Japanese. Digital texts, a searchable index to about two dozen Taoist sources, and an extended collection of links to relevant resources.
Sengaku kenkyûsha: Various materials on neidan (inner alchemy), in Japanese. Also some e-texts and illustrations.

(c) Websites in Western Languages

Barend ter Haar's Website: Contains many materials for the study of Chinese religions, including Taoism.
Center for Daoist Studies (Louis Komjathy): Contains a bibliography of Taoist texts translated into Western languages.
Daoist Studies (James Miller): A bibliographic database (largely based on the bibliographies in L. Kohn, ed., Daoism Handbook), notes on conferences concerning Taoism, and book reviews.
Dao House: An extended collection of links to scholarly and other materials on Taoism
Russell Kirkland's Website: Essays, class syllabi, book reviews.
Taoism and the Arts of China: Website of an exhibition in Chicago, November 4, 2000-January 7, 2001.
The Golden Elixir (Fabrizio Pregadio): Essays, reference wrks, translations, and illustrations on Taoism and Chinese alchemy.