Taoist Ritual in Chinese Society and History
New York: Macmillan, 1987. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Blue dj with illustration and clear mylar cover. xviii, 364 pages : illustrations. VG ex-lib copy. LIbrary stamps on front end page and bookblock. Library stickers on spine and rear end page. LIbrary card holder on rear end page. Item #184101
ISBN: 9780028964805
Contents: Introduction : what is Taoism? -- Part I. The context of Taoist ritual -- 1. Liturgy and cosmology : Chinese numerology -- 2. Liturgy in time : the Chinese festival calendar -- 3. Liturgy in space : the Taoist altar -- Part II. Basic Taoist rituals -- Liturgy for the living : the offering -- 4. The basic program -- 5. Preparations -- 6. The announcement -- 7. Sealing the altar and nocturnal invocation -- 8. The land of the way -- 9. The presentation of the memorial -- Liturgy for the dead : the ritual of merit -- 10. The basic program -- 11. Opening a road in the darkness -- 12. Dispatching the writ of pardon -- 13. The attack on Hell -- Part III. Liturgical Taoism and Chinese society -- 14. Taoism and popular religion -- 15. Taoism and political legitimacy -- Conculsion : what is Taoism? -- Appendix A : a note on vestments -- Appendix B : tables -- Appendix C : illustrations -- Appendix D : glossary.
OCLC: 13904021
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