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Daoism Handbook

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General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "Daoism Handbook." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/daoism-handbook.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Daoism Handbook. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/daoism-handbook

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-daoism-handbook,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Daoism Handbook},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/daoism-handbook},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Daoism Handbook gathers chapters from specialist scholars addressing named Daoist schools, such as Zhengyi, Quanzhen and Shangqing, and named aspects of clergy, ritual and doctrine directly, rather than one editor summarizing the whole tradition secondhand. That direct specialist engagement with defined topics, each contributor working from their own area of documented expertise, is the handbook's real evidentiary basis. This record states its actual limit plainly: coverage of any one school or period depends entirely on which chapter a contributor chose to write, so a topic no chapter addresses in depth is not covered here at all. Use it for established scholarly facts about a Daoist school or practice a specific chapter directly addresses.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

Tier one: a multi-author reference handbook from an academic publisher, thirty specialist scholars each writing within their own named field of Daoist studies, edited by Livia Kohn, a leading scholar of Chinese religion.

Notes

Livia Kohn's edited scholarly reference handbook on Daoism, covering its schools (Zhengyi, Quanzhen, Shangqing), clergy, ritual and doctrine across Chinese history. Use for established scholarly facts about Daoist religious structure and practice broadly; a multi-contributor reference, so coverage of any one specific school or period depends on which chapter addresses it.

Citation

Author

Livia Kohn (ed.)

Publisher

Brill

Publication Year

2000

Source Type

reference

Claims Backed By This Source (253 claims)

This source backs 253 claims across the atlas. As facts: 152 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 open question. As cited relationships: 34 holds, 5 connected, 1 held Differently. Plus 58 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Historical Figures, 48 claims: 29 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 open question, 9 holds, 7 general references.
Articles, 42 claims: 32 well-attested, 1 connected, 9 general references.
Parts of the Soul, 27 claims: 18 well-attested, 5 holds, 2 connected, 2 general references.
Religious Roles & Titles, 18 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 holds, 6 general references.
Open Questions, 15 claims: 11 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
Denominations, 9 claims: 3 holds, 1 connected, 1 held Differently, 4 general references.
Sacred Architecture, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 general references.
Religions, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.
Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
Subcategories, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 3 general references.
Doctrines, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.
Realms, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Religious Organization & Structure, 6 claims: 4 holds, 2 general references.
Practices, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 general references.
Prayers, 5 claims: 1 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
Rituals, 5 claims: 1 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
Deities, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
Disciplines, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Figures, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
Bodies of Water, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Historical Periods, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Organizations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Body Parts, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Mantras, 2 claims: 2 general references.
Religious Offices, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 1 claims: 1 general references.