Daoist Modern: Innovation, Lay Practice, and the Community of Inner Alchemy in Republican Shanghai (Harvard East Asian Monographs): 313

Daoist Modern: Innovation, Lay Practice, and the Community of Inner Alchemy in Republican Shanghai (Harvard East Asian Monographs): 313

by Xun Liu (Author)

Synopsis

Explores the Daoist encounter with modernity through the activities of Chen Yingning (1880-1969), a famous lay Daoist master, and his group in early twentieth-century Shanghai. This study tells a story of Daoist resilience, reinvigoration and revival.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 396
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 16 Jun 2009

ISBN 10: 0674033094
ISBN 13: 9780674033092