Isabelle Robinet specialized in the history of Daoist religion and its textual canon, and this study works from direct engagement with that canon and its organized schools to trace Daoism's development from its philosophical roots into a formally organized religious tradition, a documented historical progression this record notes rather than treating Daoist philosophy and Daoist religion as one undifferentiated thing. Use it for established historical facts about how Daoism developed as an organized religion, including its schools and canon formation; a claim about the philosophical texts of early Daoism read as philosophy rather than religious history needs a source addressing that separate question.
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Reliability Tier1
Tier one: a single-author scholarly monograph by Isabelle Robinet, a specialist in the history of Daoist religion and its textual canon, published by an academic university press. NotesIsabelle Robinet's standard scholarly history of Daoism as a religious tradition, tracing its development from its philosophical roots through its organized religious schools and canon formation. Use for established historical facts about Daoism's development as a religion.
Citation
AuthorIsabelle Robinet (trans. Phyllis Brooks)
PublisherStanford University Press
Publication Year1997
URLhttps://archive.org/details/taoismgrowthofre0000robi
Source Typeacademic monograph
Claims Backed By This Source (97 claims)
This source backs 97 claims across the atlas. As facts: 58 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 11 holds, 1 connected. Plus 26 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Articles, 14 claims: 11 well-attested, 3 general references.
- Prayers, 13 claims: 10 well-attested, 3 general references.
- Religious Roles & Titles, 11 claims: 6 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.
- Religions, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Practices, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Religious Events, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 4 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Historical Figures, 6 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 2 general references.
- Cultures, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Denominations, 3 claims: 1 connected, 2 general references.
- Figures, 3 claims: 1 holds, 2 general references.
- Deities, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Organizations, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Religious Organization & Structure, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Realms, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Scriptures & Texts, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Spread Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Holds
11Religious Organization & Structure
General References
26Religious Organization & Structure
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