The Victorian Invention of Daoism
Location
Massey Board Room
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
28-10-2010 4:00 PM
Description
Dr. Littlejohn, Director of Asian Studies at Belmont, will explore the ways in which Victorian period thinkers created communities by inventing “religions” that in their indigenous form actually lacked a set of essentialist characteristics. He will take as a specific case study the invention of Daoism as a ‘world religion’. He will conclude with some musings about how the invention of ‘religions’ has led to many misunderstandings of the great traditions of the East and Daoism particularly.
Recommended Citation
Littlejohn, Ronnie, "The Victorian Invention of Daoism" (2010). Humanities Symposium. 14.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2010/2010/14
The Victorian Invention of Daoism
Massey Board Room
Dr. Littlejohn, Director of Asian Studies at Belmont, will explore the ways in which Victorian period thinkers created communities by inventing “religions” that in their indigenous form actually lacked a set of essentialist characteristics. He will take as a specific case study the invention of Daoism as a ‘world religion’. He will conclude with some musings about how the invention of ‘religions’ has led to many misunderstandings of the great traditions of the East and Daoism particularly.
Comments
Convo: CA