Blue dragon, white tiger : Taoist rites of passage

Author(s)

• Saso, Michael R.

Bibliographic Information

Blue dragon, white tiger : Taoist rites of passage

Michael Saso

（Asian spirituality, Taoist studies series）

Taoist Center, c1990

Note

Bibliography: p. 215-219

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is a view of Chinese religion from the Taoist perspective, derived from fieldwork in Taiwan, Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China. The book is based on the Taoist hypothesis that all Chinese rites of passage and festivals are structured by the Yin-Yang five element cosmology. Buddhist and Taoist meditations of emptying, marriage, birthing, initiation, burial, ancestor rituals and the annual festivals are described through the eyes of the experts called on to serve family and village needs. The work ends with a view of religion in the People's Republic of China during a period of renewal and restoration.

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Details

• NCID: BA18200885
• ISBN:
  • 0824813618
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 219 p.
• Size: 23cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 166.1
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA18201742