Westerners who study Taoism are sometimes surprised to discover that Taoists venerate gods, as there doesn't seem to be a place for deities in Taoist thinking. Taoism does not have a God in the ...

1600-1046 B.C.E), well before Confucianism and Taoism. Folk religions originated in shamanism, and today include a broad range of beliefs and practices directed at supernatural forces — such as ...

In addition to rewriting China’s box office record book, the animated hit “Ne Zha 2” — which tells the story of a rebellious god child — has drawn renewed interest to the Taoist canon. But fans of the ...

After all, there would soon be another Taoist disciple in the world, and the religion would continue being passed from generation to generation. But in reality, I was furious. Taoism is a religion ...

In China, many people who engage in Buddhist beliefs and practices do not identify as Buddhist – because they practice Buddhism alongside Taoism or folk religion, because they believe only monks or ...

The deities are considered to be the offspring of the Taoist goddess Doumu. On a weekend, just over a week before the festival, Madam Felicia Tey and her four children huddled in a corner of the ...