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Celestial MastersTerry F. Kleeman

Taoism and Chinese Religion

Celestial Masters

History and Ritual in Early Daoist Communities

by Terry F. Kleeman

A detailed history of the first organised Taoist movement, from Zhang Daoling's covenant through the Hanzhong state to the communities of the early medieval period. Kleeman reconstructs their parish organisation, registers, rites of confession and petition, and communal feasts.

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