History of Taoism in China: Revised Edition, Volume 1 and 2

Author: Ren Jiyou
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: Taoism is a religion native to China, which has had a significant impact on the values and lifestyles of Chinese people. However, for a long time, academia has not conducted in-depth and systematic research on it. This book is the first comprehensive history of Taoism in China, jointly created by scholars from the Institute of Taoism at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and other researchers. It outlines the history of Taoism's emergence, growth, and evolution in China over thousands of years. In this revised edition, substantial additions and revisions have been made to the section on Taoism during the Song Dynasty, some arguments in chapters have been revised and corrected, discussions on the theory of mind-nature in Taoist thought have been included, and new findings from recent Taoist studies have been fully incorporated.