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Daoism

 Book cover The Daoist Tradition: An Introduction

Year:
2013
Edition:
Hardcover
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Language:
english
Pages:
400
ISBN 10:
1441116699
ISBN 13:
9781441116697





Using a historical, textual and ethnographic approach, this is the most comprehensive presentation of Daoism to date. In addition to revealing the historical contours and primary concerns of Chinese Daoists and Daoist communities,The Daoist Traditionprovides an account of key themes and defining characteristics of Daoist religiosity, revealing Daoism to be a living and lived religion. Exploring Daoism from a comparative religious studies perspective, this book gives the reader a deeper understanding of religious traditions more broadly. Beginning with an overview of Daoist history,The Daoist Traditionthen covers key elements of Daoist worldviews and major Daoist practices. This is followed by a discussion of the importance of place and sacred sites as well as representative examples of material culture in Daoism. The work concludes with an overview of Daoism in the modern world.


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