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Women in Daoism: Past and Present
September 19, 2011
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One of the top Daoist scholars in the world, Livia
Kohn is a world-renowned expert on Daoism.
Professor emerita of Boston University's
Department of Religion (2006), Kohn earned
a Ph.D. from Bonn University, Germany,
focusing her scholarship on medieval Daoism
and Chinese health practices.
The author of
over 30 books, and hundreds of articles and
reviews, she is the executive editor of Three
Pines Press, and the editor of the new Journal
of Daoist Studies. Kohn teaches workshops
on Daoism all over the world and runs
international conferences on Daoist studies. Her most recent works include
Zhuangzi: At Ease in Perfect Happiness (Woodstock, Vermont, 2011) and
Sitting in Oblivion: The Heart of Daoist Meditation (Three Pines Press, 2010).
On September 19, 2011, Kohn spoke to an Adelphi audience about Daoism and Daoist women in history and
contemporary times, drawing from her recently organized 2011 conference
in Changsha, China, "Women and the Feminine/Yin: Theory, Society, and
Practice" and her book, Women in Daoism (Three Pines Press, 2003).
 Sponsored by Asian Studies, University Libraries, the College of
Arts and Sciences, the History Department, and Gender Studies.
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