Michael Saso

Background

He was born in Portland, Oregon to Andrew Saso and Beatrice Saso, née Huth.

Education

He earned the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Literature, Saint Clara University, 1952. Master of Arts, Philosophy/Anthropology, Gonzaga University, 1955. Master of Arts, Chinese Studies, Yale University, 1964.

Doctor of Philosophy, Classical Chinese/Anthropology, University of London 1971.

Career

He joined the University of Hawaiʻi as an associate professor in 1974, later becoming a professor of Chinese religion. Saso has translated Japanese and Chinese religious texts and related works and has written several books on Asian religion. He left the order in the 1960s, and in 1968 married Nariko Akimoto, with whom he had two daughters.

The marriage was later annulled.

Saso requested reinstatement to the Catholic priesthood in 1998 and is now connected with the New Life Center in Carmel, California, as a priest in the Diocese of San Jose.

Works

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  • Blue Dragon White Tiger: Taoist Rites of Passage (Asian Spirituality, Taoist Studies Series)

    (A view of Chinese religion from the Taoist perspective, d...)

  • Tantric Art and Meditation: The Tendai Tradition

    (Tantric Art and Meditation: The Tendai Tradition describe...)

  • Taoism and the rite of cosmic renewal

    (The purpose of "Taoism and the Rite of Cosmic Renewal" is...)

  • Taoism and the Rite of Cosmic Renewal

    (Taoism and the Rite of Cosmic Renewal introduces the ritu...)

  • Tantric Art and Meditation: Tendai Tradition (Paperback) - Common

    (This book outlines the different aspects of Tendai Tantri...)

  • Taoism and the Rite of Cosmic Renewal
  • Teachings of Taoist Master Chuang