Jia, Jinhua. <br/><br/>
Gender, Power, and Talent :  the Journey of Daoist Priestesses in Tang China. 

 - La Vergne :  Columbia University Press,  (c)2018. 
 - 1 online resource (353 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Intro; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Rise of Daoist Priestesses as a Gendered Religio-Social Group; 2. Destiny and Power of the Ordained Royal Women; 3. Religious Leadership, Practice, and Ritual Function; 4. Liu Moran and the Daoist Theory of Inner Cultivation; 5. Longevity Techniques and Medical Theory: The Legacy of Hu Yin; 6. The Yaochi ji and Three Daoist Priestess-Poets; 7. Unsold Peony: The Life and Poetry of the Priestess-Poet Yu Xuanji; Conclusion. Appendix: Du Guangting and the Hagiographies of Tang Daoist WomenNotes; Bibliography; Index. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231545495 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Taoism--History.<br/>Taoist women--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL1923  / .G463 2018