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The Fragments of the Daoxue Zhuan: Translation and Analysis of a Medieval Collection of Daoist Biographies by Stephan Peter Bumbacher (Paperback, 2000)

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The Daoxue zhuan (Biographies of students of the dao) of the last quarter of the sixth century AD, is a collection of Lives of persons of various Daoist traditions most of whom are said to have lived between the fourth and sixth centuries AD. It is the earliest compilation of Daoist biographies whose protagonists for the most part were mortal beings; some of them even have entries in the standard dynastic histories. The extant fragments, translated here for the first time, are a mine of information on various aspects of social and religious life in medieval China: In contrast to earlier collections, they show evidence of an early Daoist monasticism, thus reflecting a change in the religious life of some Daoists in Southern China. Also, it is the first collection of Daoist biographies which devotes a whole chapter exclusively to the Lives of female Daoists and thus may help elucidating the nuns' position within the society in this early time.

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9783631365397
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Book Title
The Fragments of the Daoxue Zhuan: Translation and Analysis of a Medieval Collection of Daoist Biographies
Author
Stephan Peter Bumbacher
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Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2000
Number of Pages
624 Pages

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210mm
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148mm
Volume
78
Item Weight
810g

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Stephan Peter Bumbacher
Issn
0721-3581
Series Title
Europaische Hochschulschriften Reihe 27: Asiatische Und Afrikanische Studien
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Switzerland

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