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Author Littlejohn, Ronnie, 1949-

Title Daoism : an introduction / Ronnie L. Littlejohn
Published London : I.B. Tauris & Co., 2009

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Description xviii, 221 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Series I.B. Tauris introductions to religion
I.B. Tauris introductions to religion.
Contents Ch. I. Telling the Story of Daoism -- Ch. II. The Sprouting of the Trunk of Daoism -- Ch. III. The Composite Trunk of Daoism -- Ch. IV. The Masters who Nurtured the Trunk of Daoism -- Ch. V. Growth of the Daoist Vine During the Qin and Han Dynasties -- Ch. VI. The Earliest Branches of Daoism -- Ch. VII. The Spread of Celestial Masters' Daoism -- Ch. VIII. New Vines and the Masters Who Began Them -- Ch. IX. Daoism in the Tang: Robust Maturity of the Vine -- Ch. X. Scrambling and Overlapping Vines and Stems of Daoism in the Song and Yuan -- Ch. XI. Daoism Overgrows Chinese Culture: the Ming and Qing Dynasties -- Ch. XII. Spreading the Daoist Vine at Home and Abroad
Analysis Taoism
Notes Title page and cover have Chinese character: Dao
Title page and cover have Chinese character: 道
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Tao.
Taoism -- Rituals.
Taoism -- China -- History.
Taoism -- China.
Taoism.
Taoist philosophy.
ISBN 1845116380 (hbk.)
1845116399 (paperback)
9781845116385 (hbk.)
9781845116392 (paperback)