Pristine Affluence: Daoist Roots in the Stone Age (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781931483360)

Vendor: Livia Kohn
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Format: Paperback
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Pristine Affluence: Daoist Roots in the Stone Age

$35.00

Pristine Affluence: Daoist Roots in the Stone Age

$35.00
Format: Paperback
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The golden age of Daoists, rather than being imaginary, closely matches life in the Mesolithic, ca. 9000-5000 BCE, a sedentary form of hunting and collecting before the full development of agriculture and the rise of stratified societies and discriminating consciousness. The book examines fundamental Daoist values, modes of thinking, dietetics, communities, leadership ideals, nonviolence, gender equality as well as methods of self-cultivation in relation to prehistoric patterns. An enlightening account of Daoism in the context of human development since the Paleolithic, Pristine Affluence offers a new vision of the Daoist tradition, Chinese history, and essential human choices.

Author: Livia Kohn
ISBN-10: 1931483361
ISBN-13: 9781931483360
Publisher: Three Pine Press
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2017
Pages: 275
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d
By Livia Kohn
By Livia Kohn
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Livia Kohn, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Religion and East Asian Studies at Boston University. The author or editor of over sixty books (including the annual Journal of Daoist Studies), she spent ten years in Kyoto doing research. She currently serves as the executive editor of Three Pines Press, runs international conferences and workshops, and guides study tours to Japan.

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