Reprint
The Sacred and the Secular in Taoism: Theories, Practices, and Communities
Edited by
May 2024
256 pages
- ISBN 978-3-7258-1173-1 (Hardback)
- ISBN 978-3-7258-1174-8 (PDF)
This is a Reprint of the Special Issue The Sacred and the Secular in Taoism: Theories, Practices, and Communities that was published in
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Summary
As a type of native Chinese religion, Taoism is very different from Western religions, and this Special Issue reveals certain characteristics of Chinese Taoism from the following three perspectives: theory, practice, and community. This reprint comprises original studies that emphasize the ideas of Taoism; discuss Taoist practices of cultivation, magic, and rituals; talk about Taoist communities and their institutional systems; and analyze the sacred and secular elements of these topics.