The Tongbai Palace and Its Daoist Communities.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scarin, Jacopo.

Series:

Sinica Venetiana Series

Sinica Venetiana Series ; v.9

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Tongbai Palace (Tiantai Xian, China).

Taoist temples--China--Tiantai Xian.

Taoist temples.

Taoism--China--Tiantai Xian.

Taoism.

Tiantai Xian (China)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Tiantai Xian (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Fondazione Università Ca' Foscari 2023

Venice, Italy : Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Digital Publishing, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Daoism, at its core, is a religion: a way of interpreting the cosmos. Historically, Daoism evolved by incorporating elements of diverse religious traditions and maintained a dialectical relationship with Chinese society as a whole, affecting the worldviews, value systems and practices of all social classes. Daoist temples synthetically and syncretically embody the successive stages of Daoist history. This book studies the history of the eminent Tongbai Palace within its natural, cultural, religious and political landscape. It highlights what the temple owed to the significance of its location and the people and deities inhabiting it, while showing how, in turn, it increased their prestige."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Intro

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SV_9_occhiello

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ef_chap_002345_000b_chap. 1_introduction_15292

ef_chap_002346_001_chapter 2_15293

ef_chap_002347_002_chapter 3_15294

ef_chap_002348_003_chapter 4_15295

ef_chap_002349_004_chapter 5_15296

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ef_chap_002351_006_bibliography_15298

SV_9_Scarin_indice

SV_9_nella stessa collana

Pagina vuota.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

88-6969-659-6

OCLC:

1391092930