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Divine Traces of the Daoist Sisterhood presents unique materials on the lives and religious quests of Daoist women in medieval China. Translating and discussing religious women's biographies, the book explores the social context, ideals, and specific techniques of their practice, relating the stories to overall Daoist themes and contemporaneous political events. It elucidates the underlying threads of women's divine careers and brings out both the deep human interest and humor of the stories. Through Suzanne Cahill's efforts, the women of medieval Daoism receive a new and clear voice, to be...

This text examines the role of the greatest Taoist goddess of the medieval T'ang dynasty, the Queen Mother of the West, Hsi Wang Mu. What kind of goddess was she, and how does she compare with other deities in China and elsewhere? What does her worship tell about religion, the state and everyday life in T'ang China? What was her literary influence during this golden age of Chinese poetry?

This text examines the role of the greatest Taoist goddess of the medieval T'ang dynasty, the Queen Mother of the West, Hsi Wang Mu. What kind of goddess was she, and how does she compare with other deities in China and elsewhere? What does her worship tell about religion, the state and everyday life in T'ang China? What was her literary influence during this golden age of Chinese poetry?

This timely book challenges readers to rethink the intersection of dementia, policy, and care from a human rights perspective. Drawing on the latest research and most advanced thinking in best practices, Suzanne Cahill brings together concepts such as disability, social inclusion, personhood, social justice, equality, participation, empowerment, autonomy, and normalization to apply a social constructionist lens to the current state of dementia services. Disputing the biomedical and clinical thinking that underlies services existing structure and organization, Dementia and Human Rights...