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The ancient system of thought known as Taoism remains today the
least well known of the world's great religions and one of the most
inaccessible aspects of Chinese culture. This is in large part
because Western thought clings to the notion of the separation of
matter and spirit, body and soul. Taoism refuses this dualism and
considers the body's perfection as essential as the soul's
redemption is to Christianity.
In this volume, an interdisciplinary group of scholars explores the social history and anthropology of Daoism from the late nineteenth century to the present, focusing on the evolution of traditional forms of practice and community, as well as modern reforms and reinventions both within China and on the global stage. Essays investigate ritual specialists, body cultivation and meditation traditions, monasticism, new religious movements, state-sponsored institutionalization, and transnational networks.
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