Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Livia Kohn -- The Daode Jing and Its Tradition / Alan K. L. Chan -- The Zhuangzi and Its Impact / Victor Mair -- Han Cosmology and Mantic Practices / Mark Csikszentmihalyi -- Longevity Techniques and Chinese Medicine / Ute Engelhardt -- Immortality and Transcendence / Benjamin Penny -- Early Daoist Movements / Barbara Hendrichke -- Elixirs and Alchemy / Fabrizio Pregadio -- Shangqing-Highest Clarity / Isabelle Robinet -- The Lingbao School / Yamada Toshiaki -- The Southern Celestial Masters / Peter Nickerson -- The Northern Celestial Masters / Livia Kohn -- Daoist Ordinations and Zhai Rituals in Medieval China / Charles D. Benn -- Daoism in the Tang (618-907) / Livia Kohn and Russell Kirkland -- Women in Daoism / Catherine Despeux -- Ritual Movements, Deity Cults and the Transformation of Daoism in Song and Yuan Times / Lowell Skar -- Inner Alchemy (Neidan) / Fabrizio Pregadio and Lowell Skar -- Talismans and Diagrams / Catherine Despeux -- Divination as Daoist Practice / Sakade Yoshinobu -- Quanzhen—Complete Perfection / Tao-Chung Yao -- Daoism in the Ming (1368-1644) / Pierre-Henry de Bruyn -- Daoism in the Qing (1644-1911) / Monica Esposito -- Daoist Ritual Today / Kenneth Dean -- Daoist Sacred Sites / Thomas H. Hahn -- Daoist Art / Stephen Little -- Daoist Ritual Music / Takimoto Yûzô and Liu Hong -- The Study of Daoism in China Today / Ding Huang -- Daoism in Korea / Jung Jae-Seo -- Daoism in Japan / Masuo Shin’ichirô -- Index of Names / Livia Kohn -- Index of Places / Livia Kohn -- Index of Titles / Livia Kohn -- Index of Subjects / Livia Kohn -- Handbook of Oriental Studies / Livia Kohn.

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Thirty major scholars in the field wrote this new, authoritative guide to the main features and development of Daoism. The chapters are devoted to either specific periods, or topics such as Women in Daoism, Daoism in Korea and Daoist Ritual Music. Each chapter rigidly deals with a fixed set of aspects, such as history, texts, worldview and practices. Clear markings in the chapters themselves and a detailed index make this volume the most accessible key resource on Daoism past and present.