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Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000.
Description:	xxxviii, 914 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Handbuch der Orientalistik. Vierte Abteilung, China, 0169-9520 ; 14. Bd. = Handbook of oriental studies, China Handbuch der Orientalistik. Vierte Abteilung, China ; 14. Bd.
Subject:	Taoism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Taoism. Handbooks and manuals. Handbooks and manuals.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4301077

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Other authors / contributors:	Kohn, Livia, 1956-
ISBN:	9004112081 9789004112087
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Online version: Daoism handbook. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000 Online version: Daoism handbook. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1.. The Daode jing and Its Tradition
Chapter 2.. The Zhuangzi and Its Impact
Chapter 3.. Han Cosmology and Mantic Practices
Chapter 4.. Longevity Techniques and Chinese Medicine
Chapter 5.. Immortality and Transcendence
Chapter 6.. Early Daoist Movements
Chapter 7.. Elixirs and Alchemy
Chapter 8.. Shangqing--Highest Clarity
Chapter 9.. The Lingbao School
Chapter 10.. The Southern Celestial Masters
Chapter 11.. The Northern Celestial Masters
Chapter 12.. Daoist Ordination and Zhai Rituals
Chapter 13.. Daoism in the Tang (618-907)
Chapter 14.. Women in Daoism
Chapter 15.. Ritual Movements, Deity Cults, and the Transformation of Daoism in Song and Yuan Times
Chapter 16.. Inner Alchemy (Neidan)
Chapter 17.. Talismans and Sacred Diagrams
Chapter 18.. Divination as Daoist Practice
Chapter 19.. Quanzhen--Complete Perfection
Chapter 20.. Daoism in the Ming (1368-1644)
Chapter 21.. Daoism in the Qing (1644-1911)
Chapter 22.. Daoist Ritual Today
Chapter 23.. Daoist Sacred Sites
Chapter 24.. Daoist Art
Chapter 25.. Daoist Ritual Music
Chapter 26.. The Study of Daoism in China Today
Chapter 27.. Daoism in Korea
Chapter 28.. Daoism in Japan
Index of Names
Index of Places
Index of Titles
Index of Subjects

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