Divine Traces of the Daoist Sisterhood : Records of the Assembled Transcendents of the Fortified Walled City by Du Guangling (850-933)
illustrated Edition
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1931483043
ISBN-13
9781931483049
Edition
illustrated Edition
Publisher
Three Pines Press
Imprint
Three Pines Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 31st, 2006
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
418 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.30 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
TaoismGender studies: women and girlsGender studies: womenTaoism
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Presents material on the lives and religious quests of Daoist women in medieval China. Translating and discussing religious women's biographies, this book explores the social context, ideals, and techniques of their practice, relating the stories to Daoist themes and political events. It elucidates the underlying threads of women's divine careers.
Divine Traces of the Daoist Sisterhood presents unique materials on the lives and religious quests of Daoist women in medieval China. Translating and discussing religious women''s biographies, the book explores the social context, ideals, and specific techniques of their practice, relating the stories to overall Daoist themes and contemporaneous political events. It elucidates the underlying threads of women''s divine careers and brings out both the deep human interest and humor of the stories. Through Suzanne Cahill''s efforts, the women of medieval Daoism receive a new and clear voice, to be heard across cultures and millennia.
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