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Imperiled destinies

the Daoist quest for deliverance in medieval China

by Franciscus Verellen

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

Spanning eight centuries, from the second through the tenth century CE, examines the evolution of Daoist beliefs about human liability and redemption, and outlines ritual procedures for rescuing an ill-starred destiny — -Provided by publisher.

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  • Controlled discovery queries from harvard matched “Taoism”. Retained metadata contains “Taoism” in the subject metadata.

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the Daoist quest for deliverance in medieval China

Harvard LibraryCloud bibliographic record

x, 376 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

2019Published by the Harvard University Asia CenterEnglish
  • 9780674237247
  • 0674237242
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