Daoism handbook / edited by Livia Kohn.

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Book
Language
English
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Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000.
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xxxviii, 914 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

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      • Handbuch der Orientalistik. Vierte Abteilung, China ; 14. Bd. [More in this series]
      • Handbuch der Orientalistik. Vierte Abteilung, China, 0169-9520 ; 14. Bd. = Handbook of oriental studies, China [More in this series]
      Summary note
      This volume is part of the Handbook of Oriental Studies (Section 4, China). Kohn (religious studies, Boston U.) presents the work of 30 major scholars on the main features and development of Daoism, providing insight into the structure and organization of the religion from an integrative perspective. Each chapter deals with a fixed set of aspects--history, texts, worldview, and practices--with specific figures, texts, practices and other major themes highlighted for quick reference. Topics range from specific periods, schools and masters to women in Daoism, Daoism in Korea, elixirs and alchemy, immortality and transcendence, talismans and sacred diagrams, and Daoist sacred sites, art, and ritual music. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
      Contents
      • Introduction / Russel Kirkland, T.H. Barrett, Livia Kohn
      • The Daode jing and Its Tradition / Alan Chan
      • The Zhuangzi and Its Impact / Victor Mair
      • Han Cosmology and Mantic Practices / Mark Csikszentmihalyi
      • Longevity Techniques and Chinese Medicine / Ute Engelhardt
      • Immortality and Transcendence / Benjamin Penny
      • Early Daoist Movements / Barbara Hendrischke
      • Elixirs and Alchemy / Fabrizio Pregadio
      • Shangqing--Highest Clarity / Isabelle Robinet
      • The Lingbao School / Yamada Toshiaki
      • The Southern Celestial Masters / Peter Nickerson
      • The Northern Celestial Masters / Livia Kohn
      • Daoist Ordination and Zhai Rituals / Charles Benn
      • Daoism in the Tang (618-907) / Livia Kohn, Russell Kirkland
      • Women in Daoism / Catherine Despeux
      • Ritual Movements, Deity Cults, and the Transformation of Daoism in Song and Yuan Times / Lowell Skar
      • Inner Alchemy (Neidan) / Lowell Skar, Fabrizio Pregadio
      • Talismans and Sacred Diagrams / Catherine Despeux
      • Divination as Daoist Practice / Sakade Yoshinobu
      • Quanzhen--Complete Perfection / Ted Yao
      • Daoism in the Ming (1368-1644) / Pierre-Henry Debruyn
      • Daoism in the Qing (1644-1911) / Monica Esposito
      • Daoist Ritual Today / Kenneth Dean
      • Daoist Sacred Sites / Thomas Hahn
      • Daoist Art / Stephen Little
      • Daoist Ritual Music / Takimoto Yuzo, Liu Hong
      • The Study of Daoism in China Today / Ding Huang
      • Daoism in Korea / Jung Jae-Seo
      • Daoism in Japan / Masuo Shinichiro.
      ISBN
      • 9004112081 ((alk. paper))
      • 9789004112087 ((alk. paper))
      LCCN
      00022468
      OCLC
      43561805
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