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…
"From early times, Daoist writers claimed to receive scriptures via revelation from heavenly beings. In numerous cases, these writings were composed over the course of many nights and by different mediums. New revelations were often hastily appended, and the resulting unevenness…
by BOKENKAMP, STEPHEN R., Nickerson, Peter S
fromTaoist Classics
In Early Daoist Scriptures, Stephen Bokenkamp introduces the reader to ancient scriptures never before published in the West, providing a systematic and easily accessible introduction to early Daoism (2d-6th century C.E.). Representative works from each of the principal Daoist t…
by BOKENKAMP, STEPHEN R., Nickerson, Peter S
fromTaoist Classics
In Early Daoist Scriptures, Stephen Bokenkamp introduces the reader to ancient scriptures never before published in the West, providing a systematic and easily accessible introduction to early Daoism (2d-6th century C.E.). Representative works from each of the principal Daoist t…
by Art Institute of Chicago, Ebrey, Patricia Buckley, Little, Stephen, Eichman, Shawn, Asian Art Museum, Exhibition Taoism and the Arts of China, Chicago, Ill.; San Francisco, Calif, Exhibition "Taoism and the Arts of China", Chicago, Exhibition "Taoism and the Arts of China", San Francisco
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