The Cavern-Mystery Transmission A Taoist Ordination Rite of A.D. 711
Very little scholarly research has been done on the institutional structure of Taoism in medieval times. With this study of investiture, Benn attempts to fill that void. He describes the mechanism by which the Taoist priesthood ordered and perpetuated itself, as revealed in a rare account of an ordi...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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University of Hawai'i Press
1991
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| Series: | Asian Studies at Hawaii
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| Summary: | Very little scholarly research has been done on the institutional structure of Taoism in medieval times. With this study of investiture, Benn attempts to fill that void. He describes the mechanism by which the Taoist priesthood ordered and perpetuated itself, as revealed in a rare account of an ordination rite for two T'ang princesses. He examines the lives of the participants, the hierarchy of the clergy, the liturgy, and the significance of the altar and its furnishings, and discusses other works of Chang Wan-fu, who authored this account. |
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| ISBN: | j.ctv9zckmt 9780824880842 9780824813598 |
| Access: | Open Access |