Author: Livia Kohn
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: mysticism, chinese
Number of Pages: 234
Published: 1991-10-23
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0691020655
ISBN-13: 9780691020655

Did Chinese mysticism vanish after its first appearance in ancient Taoist philosophy, to surface only after a thousand years had passed, when the Chinese had adapted Buddhism to their own culture? This first integrated survey of the mystical dimension of Taoism disputes the commonly accepted idea of such a hiatus. Covering the period from the Daode jing to the end of the Tang, Livia Kohn reveals an often misunderstood Chinese mystical tradition that continued through the ages. Influenced by but ultimately independent of Buddhism, it took forms more various than the quietistic withdrawal of Lao

Author: Livia Kohn
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Keywords: philosophy, amp, culture, chinese, series, experience, suny, taoist
Number of Pages: 404
Published: 1993-10
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0791415805
ISBN-13: 9780791415801

GOOD CONDITION, WILL SHIP FAST!!

Author: Livia Kohn
Publisher: An American Academy of Religion Book
Keywords: religion, academy, texts, translations, series, american, kejie, monastic, manual, translation, fengdao, daoist
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2004-07-01
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 0195170709
ISBN-13: 9780195170702

The Fengdao kejie or "Rules and Precepts for Worshiping the Dao" dates from the early seventh century and is a key text of medieval Daoist priesthood and monasticism, which was first formally organized in the sixth century. Compiled to serve the needs of both monastic practitioners and priests in training it describes the fundamental rules, organizational principles, and concrete establishments of Daoist institutions. Speaking in their own voices and presenting the ideal Daoist life of their time, priests and recluses come to life in this fascinating ancient document. Livia Kohn here offers th

Author: Livia Bitton-Jackson
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Keywords: holocaust, growing, years, thousand, lived
Number of Pages: 234
Published: 1999-03-01
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0689823959
ISBN-13: 9780689823954

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The author describes her experiences during World War II when she and her family were sent to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz.

Authors:Livia Kohn, Michael Lafargue,
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Keywords: ching, tao, tzu, lao
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 1998-02
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0791436004
ISBN-13: 9780791436004

Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching presents a coherent collection of materials on the ancient Chinese classic and its author, describing traditional and modern Western Interpretations. Written and edited by recognized international specialists in the field, this book brings Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching together to present current scholarship on their history and interpretation.

Authors:Catherine Despeux, Livia Kohn,
Publisher: Three Pines Press
Keywords: daoism, women
Number of Pages: 308
Published: 2005-05-01
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1931483019
ISBN-13: 9781931483018

Authors:Livia Kohn, Michael Lafargue,
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Keywords: ching, tao, tzu, lao
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 1998-02
List price: $63.50
ISBN-10: 0791435997
ISBN-13: 9780791435991

Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching presents a coherent collection of materials on the ancient Chinese classic and its author, describing traditional and modern Western interpretations. Written and edited by recognized international specialists in the field, this book brings Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching together to present current scholarship on their history and interpretation. Contributors include William H. Baxter, Alan K.L. Chan, A.C. Graham, Julia M. Hardy, Yoshiko Kamitsuka, Livia Kohn, Michael LaFargue, Julian Pas, Isabelle Robinet, Benjamin Schwartz, and Liu Xiaogan. Divided into four parts,