Prface Introductin Chapter 1 Spirituality in Early China 1.Ancestor and Nature Worship in Primitive Society 2.Doctrines of Immortal and Occult Masters in the Spring and Autumm and Warring States Periods 3.Huang-Lao Daoism in the Han Dynasty Chapter 2 The Establishment of Daoist Organizations and the Lineage of the Celestial Masters 1.The Rise of Early Daoist Organizations 2.The Lineage of the Celestial Masters Chapter 3 The Development of Daoism and the Formation of Sects 1.From the Celestial Masters to Zhengyi Daoism 2.Quanzhen Daoism Chapter 4 Daoist Deities 1.What are Daoist Deities? 2.Introduction to Daoist Deities Chapte 5 Daoist Temples and Scared Places 1.The Development of Daoist Temples and their Management Systems 2.The Sacred Places of Daoism Chapter 6 Important Daoist Scriptures and the Compilation of the Daoist Canon 1.The Development of Daoist Scriptures 2.Compilation of the Daoist Canon 3.Compilations of the Daoist Canon after 1949 Chapter 7 The China Taoist Association Chapter 8 The Influence of Daoism