This reference was assembled specifically to give Daoism the kind of dedicated, specialist encyclopedia that older general reference works on Chinese religion had not attempted, with entries on individual texts, deities, schools and practices written by scholars working in Daoist studies specifically rather than China specialists writing more generally. That specialization, not the name of its publisher, is the real basis for treating it as a strong source here. This record has not independently traced a documented history of revisions between printings. It is a strong source for established facts about Daoist religion, its textual canon and its historical schools. As a reference work its entries summarize a field, so a claim needing depth on one specific lineage or a live textual controversy may need a dedicated specialist study alongside it.
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Reliability Tier1
Tier one: an academic reference work of roughly eight hundred entries by forty six named specialist contributors, edited by Fabrizio Pregadio, published by Routledge and recognized by the American Library Association as an outstanding reference source. NotesStandard scholarly reference encyclopedia on Daoism (Taoism), covering texts, deities, schools, practices and history from antiquity through the modern period. Use for established facts about Daoist religion, texts and practice.
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AuthorFabrizio Pregadio (ed.)
PublisherRoutledge
Publication Year2008
URLhttps://goldenelixir.com/publications/eot.html
Source Typereference
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This source names China directly: "studies specifically rather than China specialists writing more generally."
Source The Encyclopedia of TaoismFabrizio Pregadio (ed.)
Claims Backed By This Source (1,130 claims)
This source backs 1,130 claims across the atlas. As facts: 819 well-attested, 19 scholarly debate, 4 popular myth - corrected, 1 open question. As cited relationships: 145 holds, 6 connected, 2 held Differently. Plus 134 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Deities, 392 claims: 310 well-attested, 8 scholarly debate, 39 holds, 35 general references.
- Articles, 172 claims: 157 well-attested, 1 connected, 14 general references.
- Denominations, 65 claims: 47 well-attested, 9 holds, 3 connected, 2 held Differently, 4 general references.
- Historical Figures, 58 claims: 31 well-attested, 7 scholarly debate, 12 holds, 8 general references.
- Practices, 56 claims: 44 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 7 general references.
- Doctrines, 41 claims: 19 well-attested, 17 holds, 5 general references.
- Sacred Sites, 35 claims: 27 well-attested, 4 holds, 4 general references.
- Beliefs & Restrictions, 28 claims: 22 well-attested, 6 general references.
- Religious Events, 28 claims: 14 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 open question, 7 holds, 5 general references.
- Religious Roles & Titles, 24 claims: 15 well-attested, 4 holds, 5 general references.
- Esoteric Texts, 23 claims: 16 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 3 general references.
- Mantras, 23 claims: 17 well-attested, 4 holds, 2 general references.
- Scriptures & Texts, 23 claims: 8 well-attested, 11 holds, 4 general references.
- Religious Organization & Structure, 15 claims: 11 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
- Disciplines, 14 claims: 7 well-attested, 4 holds, 3 general references.
- Religious Symbols, 13 claims: 6 well-attested, 4 popular myth - corrected, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Literary Works, 12 claims: 5 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 general references.
- Organizations, 11 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Spread Events, 11 claims: 4 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 general references.
- Subcategories, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 general references.
- Pantheons, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Parts of the Soul, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 2 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Religious Offices, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.
- Rituals, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
- Figures, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Prayers, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Mythical Creatures, 3 claims: 3 general references.
- Holidays & Festivals, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Religions, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sacred Architecture, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Bodies of Water, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Well-attested
819Articles
A Debate the Daoists LostA Deified Laozi Speaks From a MountainA Department of Nurturing LifeA Figure the Tradition Left UnfixedA First-Century Skeptic Took on the Kitchen GodA Founder Known Through His GrandsonA Historical Nephew, and What Was Built on HimA Lineage in Exile, and a Succession Nobody Agrees OnA Literary and Meditative SchoolA Loyal General Made a GodA Married PriesthoodA Mountain Lineage Given Authority Over the RestA Name Attached to the Inner AlchemyA Painting That Made the Demon Queller PoliticalA Peasant Army in Yellow ClothA Petition to an OfficeA Priestess of the Celestial Masters Who Became a RevealerA Regional Tradition That Survived Best Outside Mainland ChinaA Revelation That Founded a Tax Paying ChurchA Revelation, and a LibraryA Rite That Does Not Run on a Fixed CalendarA Seat, a Flight, and a Contested SuccessionAn Invocation for the Dying, Attested in the CanonAn Inward and Visionary TaoismAn Island That Flees the SeekerBetween the Laboratory and the OfficeBreaking the Fortress, and Who Pays for ItChunyang: A Patriarch With a Popular CultCirculating the EnergyCorrecting Jupiter: The Astronomical Origin of a Folk GodCultivating the Vital EnergyDaoism Given a Monastic Form Parallel to the SanghaEffortless Action (Wu Wei)From Geography to Inner AlchemyFrom Monastery Instruction to Qigong ClassFrom the Ancient Soil Altar to the Corner ShrineFrom the Outer Furnace to the InnerFrom Village Girl to Empress of HeavenGraves First, Then Houses, Then the ExportHarmony with the TaoHow the Dragon King Lost His Signature WeaponHow the Texts SurvivedInvoking the Heavenly Worthy Who Saves from SufferingLaozi Enthroned Among ThemLaozi, and a Book with No Single AuthorLords of the WatersMica, and a Girl Who Stopped Needing FoodMonastic Asceticism (Complete Reality)Monks in a Land of PriestsMonks, in a Religion That Had Not Had Them Showing 1 to 50 of 242 entities carrying this claim.
Popular myth - corrected
4Holds
145Showing 1 to 50 of 69 entities carrying this claim.
General References
134Showing 1 to 50 of 129 entities carrying this claim.
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