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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kohn, Livia

Titel

God of the Dao : Lord Lao in history and myth

Ist Teil von

• Michigan monographs in Chinese studies : 84 (Alle Bände)

Ort / Verlag

Ann Arbor : Center for Chinese Studies, The University of Michigan

Erscheinungsjahr

1998

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Bibliogr. S. 335-365
• Inhalt: Daoist hagiographies: Lord Lao as high God of the Dao -- Official inscriptions: Lord Lao as the symbol of political stability -- Revealed instructions: Lord Lao as the source of wisdom and long life -- Rules and rituals: Lord Lao as the object of communal worship -- Sacred tales: Lord Lao as the model for other gods -- Art, literature, and talismans: Lord Lao as popular protector -- The creation of Heaven and Earth -- The order of the universe -- The unfolding of culture -- The birth of the god -- The transmission of the Daode jing -- The conversion of the barbarians -- Revelations of the Dao -- The rule of the perfect dynasty.