TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jia,Jinhua
TI  - Gender, Power, and Talent: the Journey of Daoist Priestesses in Tang China
SN  - 9780231545495
AV  - BL1923 .G463 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - La Vergne
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Taoism
KW  - History
KW  - Taoist women
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
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