The Tongbai palace and its Daoist communities: a history
"Daoism, at its core, is a religion: a way of interpreting the cosmos. Historically, Daoism evolved by incorporating elements of diverse religious traditions and maintained a dialectical relationship with Chinese society as a whole, affecting the worldviews, value systems and practices of all s...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Venezia
Edizioni Ca' Foscari
2023
Venezia Venice Unversity Press 2023 |
| In: |
Sinica Venetiana (9)
Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Sinica Venetiana
9 |
| Further subjects: | B
Tongbai Palace (Tiantai Xian, China)
B Tiantai Xian (China) Buildings, structures, etc B Taoism (China) (Tiantai Xian) B Taoist temples (China) (Tiantai Xian) |
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Volltext (Open access) Volltext (Open access) |
| Summary: | "Daoism, at its core, is a religion: a way of interpreting the cosmos. Historically, Daoism evolved by incorporating elements of diverse religious traditions and maintained a dialectical relationship with Chinese society as a whole, affecting the worldviews, value systems and practices of all social classes. Daoist temples synthetically and syncretically embody the successive stages of Daoist history. This book studies the history of the eminent Tongbai Palace within its natural, cultural, religious and political landscape. It highlights what the temple owed to the significance of its location and the people and deities inhabiting it, while showing how, in turn, it increased their prestige."--Page 4 of cover |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 08.08.2023 Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-223) and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 232 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 978-88-6969-659-6 |
