ISBN:
9780415439978
,
9780415439985
,
0415439973
,
0415439981
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 276 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
,
25cm
Edition:
1. publ.
Series Statement:
World religions
DDC:
299.5/14
Keywords:
Taoism
;
Taoism
;
Taoism History
;
Einführung
;
Taoismus
Abstract:
Introduction : background to Daoism -- Pt. I. Foundations -- The Dao that can't be told -- At ease in perfect happiness -- From health to immortality -- Cosmos, gods, and governance -- Pt. II. Development -- Major schools of the Middle Ages -- Ethics and community -- Creation and the pantheon -- Resligious practices -- Pt. III. Modernity -- Modern Daoism -- Reaching for the Dao -- Daoism in China today -- Western adaptations -- Pt. IV. Reflections -- The nature and study of Daoism
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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