Daoism

A Guide for the Perplexed

Bibliographic Data

ID19936191
AuthorsLouis Komjathy (0000-0001-8530-1715, corresponding author)
Year2014
Publication date2014-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueDaoism (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBloomsbury Academic (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5040/9781472594556
OpenAlexW560026939
Open LibraryOL26093145M
ISBN9781472594556
LanguageEN
Citations received10

Daoism is a global religious and cultural phenomenon characterized by multiculturalism and ethnic diversity. Daoism: A Guide for the Perplexed offers a clear and thorough survey of this ancient and modern religious tradition. The book includes an overview of Daoist history, including key individuals and movements, translations of primary Daoist texts, and discussions of key dimensions of Daoist religiosity, covering primary concerns and defining characteristics of the religion. Specifically designed to meet the needs of students and general readers seeking a thorough understanding of the religion, this book is the ideal guide to studying and understanding Daoism as a lived and living religious community

Cultural phenomenon · Diversity (politics) · Epistemology · Ethnic group · Key (lock) · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Phenomenon · Religiosity · Sociology · Theology · Anthropology · Chinese history and philosophy · Ecology · History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Taoism

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