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8 Dec 2018

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11/26/18

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Daoism:insculpturesorpaintings,alwaysimpressedbyexoticlandscapearound

him

Indaoistpaintings,animalsalwayssymbolsorrepresentedasunderstandingof

theDao.

Naturalbeautyandpoemsarevvimportant

MostConfucianscalledthemselvesDaoistsaswell

IfDaonatureisunderstood,shouldproducegoldandothernaturalbeauties

UrbanDaoiststradition:

● Notionthatghosts,demons,godsallaroundus

● Gettingridofdemonicforces

○ Dances,forms

○ Haveanaudience

○ MagicalDaoistshavebeentherefromthebeginning(seemingly)

■ Transmittedthrusecretlines,secretlineages,secretlore

Daoistsdidnothaveaverypositiveimageinsociety

Needed,butnotwanted

Wasacounterculture

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