God of the DAO: Lord Lao in History and Myth Volume 84

by Livia Kohn

Book Overview

In conventional histories, Lord Lao (Laozi) was a sixth-century BCE official of the Zhou dynasty and the author of the Daode jing (The Book of the Dao and Its Virtue). Thereafter, he gained mythic status as an immortal, a messiah, and a high god of Daoism. After being divinized during the Han dynasty and in early Daoist movements, Laozi reached his highest level of veneration under the Tang when the rulers honored him as a royal ancestor. In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892641339
• ISBN13: 9780892641338
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: U of M Center for Chinese Studies
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"