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Daoism and Chinese Culture by Livia Kohn; is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

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Annotation A long-awaited textbook that introduces the major schools, teachings, and practices of Daoism, this work presents a chronological survey that is thematically divided into four parts: Ancient Thought, Religious Communities, Spiritual Practices, and Modernity. The work offers an integrated vision of the Daoist tradition in its historical and cultural context, establishing connections with relevant information on Confucianism, Chinese Buddhism, popular religion, and political developments. It also places Daoism into a larger theoretical and comparative framework, relating it to mysticism, millenarianism, forms of religious organization, ritual, meditation, and modernity. The book makes ample use of original materials and provides references to further readings and original sources in translation. It is a powerful resource for teaching and studying alike

Who reads Daoism and Chinese Culture?

Author

Livia Kohn;

Publisher

Three Pines Press University of Hawaii Press [distributor

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781931483001

Category

religious

Subjects

Fiction, Religion, Poetry

Rating

3.5 / 5 (24 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13