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Taoism: Growth of a Religion
Isabelle P. Robinet
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This is a survey of the history of Taoism from approximately the third century B.C. to the fourteenth century A.D. For many years, it was customary to divide Taoism into philosophical Taoism and religious Taoism. The author has long argued that this is a false division and that religious Taoism is simply the practice of philosophical Taoism. She sees Taoism as foremost a religion, and the present work traces the development of Taoism up to the point it reached its mature form (which remains intact today, albeit with modern innovations).The main aim ... Read more
This is a survey of the history of Taoism from approximately the third century B.C. to the fourteenth century A.D. For many years, it was customary to divide Taoism into philosophical Taoism and religious Taoism. The author has long argued that this is a false division and that religious Taoism is simply the practice of philosophical Taoism. She sees Taoism as foremost a religion, and the present work traces the development of Taoism up to the point it reached its mature form (which remains intact today, albeit with modern innovations).The main aim ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804728386
SKU
V9780804728386
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About Isabelle P. Robinet
Isabelle Robinet is Professor of Chinese at the University of Aix-en-Provence.
Reviews for Taoism: Growth of a Religion
This is a work of monumental importance by arguably the foremost scholar of Taoism in the world. Insights from the study of Taoism are profoundly changing the way we view China's past, and this book fills the need for a comprehensive history that reflects the progress made in Taoist studies over the last few decades. Though Taoism is known to ... Read more