Dignified liturgies (weiyi 威儀), one of the fundamental concepts in Taoist scriptures, shows overall image Taoism displayed at altar retreat (zhai 齋) and offering (jiao 醮) rituals. By examining weiyi Weiyi Masters history, dignified priests, duties ritual masters, zhai jiao rituals, we argue that weiyi, which embodies sacred dignity altar, is key to understanding meaning function An overview a n...

The long history of Confucianism and Taoism in Chinese society gives both girls’ and fathers’ roles in Chinese families their own specific meanings. The paper is to research girls’ and fathers’ perceptions of father-daughter relationships among two cohorts of girls aged 13/14 and aged 16/17. It will seek to understand, from fathers’ and daughters’ perspectives, fathers’ influences on girls’ liv...

This paper argues the need for a moral dimension, lacking in the neo-classical paradigm, to humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Against this background, it reviews Chinese philosophical/religious traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, neo-Confucianism, and popular religious practice. The Chinese worldview derived from these traditions is based on ideals of harmony, human perf...