"In the hills of China's central Hunan province, an anxious young apprentice officiates over a Daoist ritual known as the Banner Rite to Summon Sire Yin. Before a crowd of masters, relatives, and villagers-and the entire pantheon of gods and deceased masters ritually invited to …
In the hills of China's central Hunan province, an anxious young apprentice officiates over a Daoist ritual known as the Banner Rite to Summon Sire Yin. Before a crowd of masters, relatives, and villagers--and the entire pantheon of gods and deceased masters ritually invited to …
'The way that can be told is not the eternal Way; the name that can be named is not the eternal Name.' So begins the first verse of the mysterious Dao De Jing, foundation text of the ancient Chinese religion of Daoism. Often attributed to semi-mythical sage Laozi, the origins of…
This book discusses the central facets of a tradition which can sometimes seem as elusive as the notion of "Dao" itself. The author shows that fundamental to Daoism is the notion of "Wu-wei," or non-action : a paradoxical idea emphasizing alignment of the self with the harmony o…
'The way that can be told is not the eternal Way; the name that can be named is not the eternal Name.' So begins the first verse of the mysterious Dao De Jing, foundation text of the ancient Chinese religion of Daoism. Often attributed to semi-mythical sage Laozi, the origins of…
This is the first comprehensive English-language introduction to Taoist ritual both for the scholar and the general reader. In this splendid account, Taoism is presented as a system of religious symbol and action deeply rooted in centuries of Chinese social life. In vivid detail…
"By combining text-based and fieldwork-based approaches, this volume provides a fuller and more complex picture of the place of Quanzhen Daoism in Chinese society and culture as it has fared in the heady political, social, and cultural transformations of modern China"
"By combining text-based and fieldwork-based approaches, this volume provides a fuller and more complex picture of the place of Quanzhen Daoism in Chinese society and culture as it has fared in the heady political, social, and cultural transformations of modern China"--
"By combining text-based and fieldwork-based approaches, this volume provides a fuller and more complex picture of the place of Quanzhen Daoism in Chinese society and culture as it has fared in the heady political, social, and cultural transformations of modern China"--
