Great Dictionary of Daoism道教大辞典
- Author / transmission
- Li Shuhuan (Taipei Chuliu edition), China Taoist Association and Suzhou Taoist Association (Huaxia Publishing House edition)
- Period
- Modern · Li Shuhuan's Daojiao Dacidian was published by the Chuliu Book Company in Taipei in 1979; a separate Daojiao Dacidian, compiled jointly by the Chinese Taoist Association and the Suzhou Taoist Association, was published by Huaxia Publishing House in 1994. The two share a title but differ in content and editorship.
- Canon division
- Reference Works
- Collected in
- Modern work
- Category
- Reference Works
- Fascicles
- 1 volume per edition
Synopsis
There are two principal works sharing the title Daojiao Dacidian (Great Dictionary of Daoism). The first was edited by Li Shuhuan and published by the Chuliu Book Company in Taipei in 1979; it contains several thousand entries covering immortals, scriptures, schools, temples, terminology, ritual methods, and festivals, and was an early comprehensive Daoist dictionary in Taiwan, long in common use among Chinese readers. The second was compiled jointly by the Chinese Taoist Association and the Suzhou Taoist Association and published by Huaxia Publishing House in 1994, with contributions from both clergy and scholars; its entries focus on doctrine, ritual, temples, and contemporary Daoist organizations, combining the perspective of religious practice with scholarly standards. The two works differ in format and emphasis and are best used together. The appearance of dictionaries of this kind marked the beginning, in the late twentieth century, of the systematization and standardization of Daoist knowledge in the form of modern reference works; the subsequent Zhonghua Daojiao Dacidian (Great Dictionary of Chinese Daoism), edited by Hu Fuchen (1995), went further in scale and scholarly depth, while the Daojiao Wenhua Cidian (Dictionary of Daoist Culture), edited by Zhang Zhizhe (1994), focused on cultural aspects; together these works constitute the basic landscape of Chinese-language Daoist dictionaries.
Key Ideas
- Two dictionaries share the same title: the Li Shuhuan edition (Taipei) and the Huaxia Publishing House edition
- Covers immortals, scriptures, schools, temples, and terminology
- Combines the perspective of religious practice with scholarly standards
- Represents the systematization of Daoist knowledge as a modern reference work
- Best consulted alongside the Zhonghua Daojiao Dacidian and similar works
Structure
Arranged by entry, with a classified index.
Editions
- Edited by Li Shuhuan, Chuliu Book Company, Taipei, 1979
- Compiled by the Chinese Taoist Association and the Suzhou Taoist Association, Huaxia Publishing House, 1994
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Related scriptures
Great Dictionary of Chinese Daoism, Dictionary of Daoist Culture, The Encyclopedia of TaoismRelated figures
Li Yangzheng- 李叔还编《道教大辞典》，巨流图书公司，1979
- 中国道教协会、苏州市道教协会编《道教大辞典》，华夏出版社，1994
- 王卡《道教经史论丛》
- 中国道教协会相关介绍