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Author_Russell Kirkland
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celestial
Celestial Master
Chinese philosophy
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Classical Taoism
Early Fourth Century CE
Early Han Times
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gender roles in religion
Han Times
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Heavenly Masters
historical hermeneutics
Ko Hung
Late Imperial China
Late Imperial Times
leaders
life
master
masters
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religious studies
Religious Taoism
sociopolitical context
spiritual cultivation
taoist
Taoist Attitudes
Taoist Ideas
Taoist Leaders
Taoist Life
Taoist Masters
Taoist Models
Taoist philosophical frameworks
Taoist Practices
Taoist Term
Taoist Texts
Taoist Traditions
Taoist Women
Thunder Rites
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Understand Taoism
Vice Versa
Wang Pi
Product details
- ISBN 9780415263214
- Weight: 720g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 20 May 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This clear and reliable introduction to Taoism (also known as Daoism) brings a fresh dimension to a tradition that has found a natural place in Western society. Examining Taoist sacred texts together with current scholarship, it surveys Taoism's ancient roots, contemporary heritage and role in daily life.
From Taoism's spiritual philosophy to its practical perspectives on life and death, self-cultivation, morality, society, leadership and gender, Russell Kirkland's essential guide reveals the real contexts behind concepts such as Feng Shui and Tai Chi.
Russell Kirkland is Associate Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at the University of Georgia. He is a member of the executive board of the Society for the Study of Chinese Religions, and of the board of directors of the U.S. Taoist Association. He has been writing on Taoism for over twenty years.
