Taoism and Chinese religion
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Taoism and Chinese Religion by Henri Maspero Translated by Frank A. Kierman, Jr. Revised Edition - Quirin Pinyin Updated Editions (QPUE) This book is a translation of Le Taoisme et les Religions Chinoises, which was posthumously published in... Google Books
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It is the first English translation of most of the seminal works on Chinese religion of the great sinologist Henri Maspero.
$35 (cloth). This translation of Le Taoisme et les religions chinoises by the great Sinologue Henri. Maspero (1883-1945) is a companion piece to Kierman's ...
Aug 5, 2015 · Taoism and Chinese religion xxxiii, 578 p. : 24 cm Translation of Le taoïsme et les religions chinoises Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Henri Paul Gaston Maspero (15 December 1883 – 17 March 1945) was a French sinologist and professor who contributed to a variety of topics relating to East ...
The translation into English of Henri Maspero's writings on Daoism and Chinese religion underlines the enduring value of a most remarkable achievement in the ...
Taoism and Chinese Religion by Henri Maspero Translated by Frank A. Kierman, Jr. Revised Edition - Quirin Pinyin Updated Editions (QPUE) This book is a ...
A translation of the great French scholar's epic study of Chinese native religion, especially the Tao, posthumously published in 1971 as La Taoisme et les ...
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What is Taoism in Chinese religion?
Daoists were supporters both of magic and of proto-science; they were the element of Chinese culture most interested in the study of and experiments with nature. Some Daoists believed that spirits pervaded nature (both the natural world and the internal world within the human body).
How did Taoism influence Chinese culture?
Taoism significantly influenced Chinese culture from the Shang Dynasty forward. The recognition that all things and all people are connected is expressed in the development of the arts, which reflect the people's understanding of their place in the universe and their obligation to each other.
Who founded Tao religion?
Taoism is one of the world's great religions. It can also be called Daoism, which reflects its name in Chinese, Daojiao. It was founded in Zhou dynasty China sometime between 500 to 400 BCE by Laozi (Lao Tzu), a semi-legendary Chinese scholar who was a contemporary of Confucius.
What religion is Taoism related to?
In the Yuan dynasty, Taoism in Northern China took inspiration from Tibetan cultural practices, Chinese folk religion (often from the western parts of the Yuan dynasty's land), and Tibetan Buddhism.
Taoism and Chinese religion. Maspero, Henri, 1883-1945. ©1980. Taoism and Chinese religion. Available at Pitts Theology Library.
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Sep 22, 2014 · Taoism and Chinese Religion by Henri Maspero Translated by Frank A. Kierman, Jr. Revised Edition - Quirin Pinyin Updated Editions (QPUE) ...
Taoism and Chinese Religion. By Henri Maspero. Translated by Frank A. KiermanJr., Amherst, Mass.: University of Massachusetts Press, 1981. xxxiii, 578 pp.