Daoism Handbook (2 volume set) [Paperback]

L. Kohn (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2005 | ISBN-10: 0391042378 | ISBN-13: 978-0391042377

Thirty major scholars in the field wrote this new, authoritative guide to the main features and development of Daoism. The chapters are devoted to either specific periods, or topics such as Women in Daoism, Daoism in Korea and Daoist Ritual Music. Each chapter rigidly deals with a fixed set of aspects, such as history, texts, worldview and practices. Clear markings in the chapters themselves and a detailed index make this volume the most accessible key resource on Daoism past and present.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"'Eine erstaunlich reiche Quelle fur Foschung wie Lehre bildet das Daism Handbook von Livia Kohn. Es konnte und sollte das Studium des Daoismus im Westen anregen und bereichern.' Knut Walf, Orientierung, 2001. 'The Daoism Handbook is the most comprehensive, English-language, intellectual book on Daosim available.' Quarterly Review, 2003."

About the Author

Livia Kohn, Ph.D. (1980) in Chinese Studies, Bonn University, is Professor of Religious Studies at Boston University. She has published extensively on the Daoist tradition and its mysticism and mythology, including Early Chinese Mysticism (1992), The Taoist Experience (1993), Laughing at the Tao (1995) and God of the Dao (1998).

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers (August 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0391042378
• ISBN-13: 978-0391042377
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,179,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)