Celestial masters : : history and ritual in early daoist communities / / Terry F. Kleeman.
In 142 CE, the divine Lord Lao descended to Mount Cranecall (Sichuan province) to establish a new covenant with humanity through a man named Zhang Ling, the first Celestial Master. Facing an impending apocalypse caused by centuries of sin, Zhang and his descendants forged a communal faith centering...
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Superior document: | Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 102 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 2016. |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Edition: | First edition. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 425 pages) :; illustrations, maps |
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