Livia Kohn

Livia Kohn
Born	(1956-03-14) March 14, 1956 (age 68)
Academic background
Alma mater	Bonn University (PhD)
Academic work
Discipline	Religious scholar
Sub-discipline	Taoism
Institutions	Kyoto University University of Michigan Boston University

Livia (Knaul) Kohn (born March 14, 1956)[1] is an emeritus professor of Religion and East Asian Studies at Boston University, specializing in studies of Taoism (or Daoism).[2]

Kohn completed her Ph.D. at Bonn University in 1980.[3] She has held academic positions at Kyoto University (1981–1986), University of Michigan (1986–1987), and Boston University (1988–2006).[3] Kohn has authored or edited over 50 books and many articles on Daoism.[4] She has served as an executive editor of Three Pines Press since 2000 and the Journal of Daoist Studies since 2008.[3] Kohn is a multilingual scholar and has written or translated works in German, English, Chinese, and Japanese.[2]

Livia Kohn was cited as a prolific scholar of Daoism early in her career.[5] However, her influence on Western cultural understanding of Daoism and other East Asian religious practices extends beyond the scholarly literature. Kohn practices tai chi, is a certified instructor of yoga and qigong,[2] and leads workshops, seminars, and tours of Japan.[4]

Selected works

• Early Chinese Mysticism: Philosophy and Soteriology in the Taoist Tradition. Princeton University Press, 1992, ISBN 978-0691073811
• The Taoist Experience: An Anthology. State University of New York Press, New York, 1993, ISBN 978-0791415801
• Daoism Handbook. Brill Verlag, Leiden, Boston, Cologne, 2000, ISBN 90-04-11208-1
• Daoist Identity: History, Lineage and Ritual. University of Hawai'i Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0824825041
• Monastic Life in Medieval Daoism: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. University of Hawai'i Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0824826512
• Daoism and Chinese Culture. University of Hawai'i Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1931483001
• Daoist Body Cultivation: Traditional Models and Contemporary Practices. Three Pines Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1931483056
• Chinese Healing Exercises: The Tradition of Daoyin. University of Hawai'i Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0824832698
• Seven stages of Taoist meditation: the Zuòwànglùn. Medical-Literary Publishing Company, Uelzen, 2010, ISBN 978-3-88136-248-1

References

1. Congress, The Library of. "Kohn, Livia, 1956- - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
2. "Livia Kohn » Department of Religion". Boston University. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
3. "Curriculum Vitae, Livia Kohn" (PDF). 2012-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
4. "Three Pines Press". 2021-04-27. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
5. Boucher, Daniel (1998). "Laughing at the Tao: Debates among Buddhists and Taoists in Medieval China (review)". China Review International. 5 (1): 168–171. doi:10.1353/cri.1998.0046. ISSN 1527-9367.