Livia Kohn

{{Short description|Scholar of Daoism and East Asian Studies}}{{Infobox academic | workplaces = {{Plainlist| * Kyoto University * University of Michigan * Boston University }} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|03|14}} | alma_mater = Bonn University {{Small|(PhD)}} | discipline = Religious scholar | sub_discipline = Taoism }}

'''Livia (Knaul) Kohn''' (born March 14, 1956)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Congress|first=The Library of|title=Kohn, Livia, 1956- - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies {{!}} Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)|url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88012734.html|access-date=2021-12-04|website=id.loc.gov}}</ref> is an emeritus professor of Religion and East Asian Studies at Boston University, specializing in studies of Taoism (or Daoism).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date= |title=Livia Kohn » Department of Religion |url=https://www.bu.edu/religion/people/faculty/bios/kohn/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Boston University}}</ref>

Kohn completed her Ph.D. at Bonn University in 1980.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2012-09-06 |title=Curriculum Vitae, Livia Kohn |url=http://liviakohn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Resume.pdf |access-date=2021-12-04 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906011430/http://liviakohn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Resume.pdf |archive-date=6 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has held academic positions at Kyoto University (1981–1986), University of Michigan (1986–1987), and Boston University (1988–2006).<ref name=":1" /> Kohn has authored or edited over 50 books and many articles on Daoism.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-27 |title=Three Pines Press |url=https://threepinespress.com/ |access-date=2021-12-04 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427041844/https://threepinespress.com/ |archive-date=27 April 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has served as an executive editor of Three Pines Press since 2000 and the ''Journal of Daoist Studies'' since 2008.<ref name=":1" /> Kohn is a multilingual scholar and has written or translated works in German, English, Chinese, and Japanese.<ref name=":0" />

Livia Kohn was cited as a prolific scholar of Daoism early in her career.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Boucher|first=Daniel|date=1998|title=Laughing at the Tao: Debates among Buddhists and Taoists in Medieval China (review)|url=http://muse.jhu.edu/content/crossref/journals/china_review_international/v005/5.1.boucher.html|journal=China Review International|language=en|volume=5|issue=1|pages=168–171|doi=10.1353/cri.1998.0046|issn=1527-9367|url-access=subscription}}</ref> 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,<ref name=":0" /> and leads workshops, seminars, and tours of Japan.<ref name=":2" />

== Selected works == {{Library resources box|about=yes|by=yes|onlinebooks=no|lccn=n88012734}} * ''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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kohn, Livia}} Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:East Asian studies scholars Category:German religion academics Category:German women academics Category:University of Bonn alumni Category:Academic staff of Kyoto University Category:University of Michigan faculty Category:Boston University faculty