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" Taoism : "
Jennifer Oldstone-Moore.
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BL
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891858
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Oldstone-Moore, Jennifer.
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Taoism : : origins, beliefs, practices, holy texts, sacred places /\ Jennifer Oldstone-Moore.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, ©2003.
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112 pages :: color illustrations ;; 21 cm
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0195219333
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: 9780195219333
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Includes bibliographical references (page 107) and index.
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| Contents
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Origins and historical development -- Aspects of the divine -- Sacred texts -- Sacred persons -- Ethical principles -- Sacred space -- Sacred time -- Death and the afterlife -- Society and religion.
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| Abstract
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Show the myriad ways that Taoism, with its emphasis on immortality and never taking actions contrary to the natural order, has shaped Chinese faith and history. Offers a broad introduction to Taoist ethics, faith and practice, though readers unfamiliar with Chinese history may have difficulty following the chronological development of Taoism.
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Taoism.
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Taoism.
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299/.514
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BL1920.O55 2003
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