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In 142 CE, the divine Lord Lao descended to Mount Cranecall
(Sichuan province) to establish a new covenant with humanity
through a man named Zhang Ling, the first Celestial Master. Facing
an impending apocalypse caused by centuries of sin, Zhang and his
descendants forged a communal faith centering on a universal
priesthood, strict codes of conduct, and healing through the
confession of sins; this faith was based upon a new, bureaucratic
relationship with incorruptible supernatural administrators. By the
fourth century, Celestial Master Daoism had spread to all parts of
China, and has since played a key role in China's religious and
intellectual history. Celestial Masters is the first book in any
Western language devoted solely to the founding of the world
religion Daoism. It traces the movement from the mid-second century
CE through the sixth century, examining all surviving primary
documents in both secular and canonical sources to provide a
comprehensive account of the development of this poorly understood
religion. It also provides a detailed analysis of ritual life
within the movement, covering the roles of common believer or
Daoist citizen, novice, and priest or libationer.
In 142 CE, the divine Lord Lao descended to Mount Cranecall
(Sichuan province) to establish a new covenant with humanity
through a man named Zhang Ling, the first Celestial Master. Facing
an impending apocalypse caused by centuries of sin, Zhang and his
descendants forged a communal faith centering on a universal
priesthood, strict codes of conduct, and healing through the
confession of sins; this faith was based upon a new, bureaucratic
relationship with incorruptible supernatural administrators. By the
fourth century, Celestial Master Daoism had spread to all parts of
China, and has since played a key role in China’s religious and
intellectual history. Celestial Masters is the first book in any
Western language devoted solely to the founding of the world
religion Daoism. It traces the movement from the mid-second century
CE through the sixth century, examining all surviving primary
documents in both secular and canonical sources to provide a
comprehensive account of the development of this poorly understood
religion. It also provides a detailed analysis of ritual life
within the movement, covering the roles of common believer or
Daoist citizen, novice, and priest or libationer.
Great Perfection tells the story of the Ba of Sichuan and of the Li
family in particular. Engaging the most recent scholarship in
Western, Chinese, and Japanese languages (including archaeological
and ethnic publications), the study begins in the mists of
prehistory, traces the early history, of the Ba, chronicles the
rise of the Daoist faith and their role in it, then sets forth in
detail a chronicle of the state of Great Perfection -- the kingdom
they built in an attempt to realize the Daoist utopia.
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