The Daoist Monastic Manual : A Translation of the Fengdao Kejie
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0195170709
ISBN-13
9780195170702
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 8th, 2004
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
482 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.70 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
TaoismReligious communities & monasticism
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This title offers a complete annotated translation of the 'Fengdao Keije', accompanied by three introductory chapters that outline the development of Daoist organisations, discuss the date and compilation of the work, and introduce key issues of terminology and world view.
The Fengdao Keije or "Rules and Precepts for Worshipping the Dao" dates from the early seventh century and is a key text of medieval Daoist preisthood and monasticism. Compiled to serve the needs of both monastic practitioners and priests in training, it describes the fundamental rules and organisational principles of Daoist institutions. Livia Kohn offers here the first complete annotated translation of the Fengdao Keije, accompanied by three introductory chapters that outline the development of Daoist organisations, discuss the date and compiliation of the work, and introduce key issues of terminology and world view.
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