Livia Kohn

Pristine Affluence: Daoist Roots in the Stone Age Livia Kohn

Examines fundamental Daoist values, modes of thinking, dietetics, communities, leadership ideals, nonviolence, gender equality as well as methods of self-cultivation in relation to prehistoric patterns. An enlightening account of Daoism in the context of human development since the Paleolithic, this book offers a new vision of the Daoist tradition, Chinese history, and essential human choices.