The Daoist Tradition

An Introduction

Bibliographic Data

ID19915326
AuthorsLouis Komjathy (0000-0001-8530-1715, corresponding author)
Year2013
Publication date2013-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Daoist Tradition (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBloomsbury Academic (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5040/9781350284876
OpenAlexW3202510143
ISBN9781350284876
Open LibraryOL28109639M
LanguageEN
Citations received14

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 Tradition provides 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 Tradition then 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

Art · Ethnography · Key (lock) · Perspective (graphical) · Presentation (obstetrics) · Religiosity · Sociology · Theology · Anthropology · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Medicine · Philosophy · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies · Taoism · Taoismus

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