Daoism Handbook
- ISBN-10
- 9004391843
- ISBN-13
- 9789004391840
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 914
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-06-01
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Author
- Livia Kohn
Description
This handbook provides key information on the Daoist tradition in an easily accessible yet highly readable format. It contains a coherent collection of thirty articles by major scholars in the field and presents the latest level of research available today. A highly useful resource for both scholars and students.
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