Author: Saso, Michael R.

Taoism and the Rite of Cosmic Renewal
Date1972
Publish_locationPullman, WA
PublisherWashington State University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition1st ed.
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
Series
ShelfReading Room
Call NumberBL1920.S27 1972
Description120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
NoteMichael R. Saso.
Introduction -- 1. The Yin-Yang Theory as the Basis of Chinese Religion -- 2. The Chiao [Jiao 醮] Festival: An Etic Description -- 3. The Philosophical Basis of the Ritual of Renewal -- 4. The Chiao Ritual: An Emic Description -- 5. Five Kinds of Taoists -- Illustrations of the Chiao Festival.
Bibliography: p. 115-120.
SubjectChina--Religion--Doctrines Daoism--Religious aspects Daojiao 道教--Rites and ceremonies Jiao 醮 (Daoism) Rites and ceremonies--Taiwan
LCCN72-189459