Holmes Welch(1924-1981) was a scholar, researcher, and theorist whose specialization focused on Buddhism and Taoism. Welch worked with the State Department for much of his career, both during and after World War II. Welch studied at Harvard University and published Taoism- The Parting of the Way.
"Of very definite value and interest to specialists as well as
laymen. in part, this virtue is owing to the enthusiasm, humor,
lucitiy, and delightful informality he brings to his task, but it
rests even more on a quite unusual capacity for analytical insight
and informed understanding."—Derk Bodde, Harvard Journal of Asiatic
Studies
"Clarifies a large area of literature and history that has been a
mystery to the West and makes fascinating reading even for those
whose interest is casual."—The New Yorker
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