The Sacred and the Secular in Taoism: Theories, Practices, and Communities (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783725811731)

As a type of native Chinese religion, Taoism is very different from Western religions, and this Special Issue reveals certain characteristics of Chinese Taoism from the following three perspectives: theory, practice, and community. This reprint comprises original studies that emphasize the ideas of Taoism; discuss Taoist practices of cultivation, magic, and rituals; talk about Taoist communities and their institutional systems; and analyze the sacred and secular elements of these topics.