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 | #3512520 in Books |  2009-07-01 |  2009-07-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.22 x1.28 x6.37l,1.58 | File type: PDF | 396 pages

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||About the Author|Xun Liu is Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University.

This book explores the Daoist encounter with modernity through the activities of Chen Yingning (1880–1969), a famous lay Daoist master, and his group in early twentieth-century Shanghai. In contrast to the usual narrative of Daoist decay, with its focus on monastic decline, clerical corruption, and popular superstitions, this study tells a story of Daoist resilience, reinvigoration, and revival.

Between the 1920s and 1940s, Chen led a group of...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Daoist Modern: Innovation, Lay Practice, and the Community of Inner Alchemy in Republican Shanghai (Harvard East Asian Monographs)   |  Xun Liu.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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