Taoism and the Rite of Cosmic Renewal

This updated edition of a WSU Press classic provides an introduction to the rituals of orthodox Taoism as practiced in China. Ritual performances by a Heavenly Master sect Taoist, Chuang-ch'en Teng-yun, are described as are the Yin-Yang theory, the Chiao ritual from etic and emic perspectives, the philosophical basis of the rituals of renewal, and the status of Taoism in modern China.