Title:
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DAOISM IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
BETWEEN ETERNITY AND MODERNITY |
By: |
David A Palmer (Editor), Xun Liu (Editor), Kenneth Dean |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£36.95 |
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ISBN 10: |
0984590935 |
ISBN 13: |
9780984590933 |
Publisher: |
GLOBAL, AREA AND INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVE |
Pub. date: |
1 March, 2012 |
Series: |
New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society 2 |
Pages: |
404 |
Description: |
Features an interdisciplinary group of scholars who explore the social history and anthropology of Daoism from the late nineteenth century to the present, focusing on the evolution of traditional forms of practice and community, as well as modern reforms and reinventions both within China and on the global stage. |
Synopsis: |
In this volume an interdisciplinary group of scholars explores the social history and anthropology of Daoism from the late nineteenth century to the present, focusing on the evolution of traditional forms of practice and community, as well as modern reforms and reinventions both within China and on the global stage. Essays investigate ritual specialists, body cultivation and meditation traditions, monasticism, new religious movements, state-sponsored institutionalization, and transnational networks. |
Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Global, Area and International Archive |
Returns: |
Returnable |