Purposes, Means and Convictions in Daoism

Purposes, Means and Convictions in Daoism
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Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-13 : 9783447055130
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Download or read book Purposes, Means and Convictions in Daoism written by Florian C. Reiter and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2007 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purposes, Means and Convictions in Daoism. A Berlin Symposium (II)" contains twelve articles that represent contributions of international scholars who specialise in studies of religious Daoism. In 2005 they participated in a symposium with the same title that the Seminar fur Sinologie at Humboldt-University (Berlin) staged with the support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG/Bonn). The two parts of the book, Historical and Ritual Traditions (I) and Varieties of Religious Activities and Functions (II), mirror the understanding of the basic themes as developed during the symposium and the ensuing discussions. The articles cover periods and developments from the beginning of the religious Daoism up to the late 19th century. The four Chinese contributions are accompanied by English summaries.


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