Livia Kohn | |
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Born | March 14, 1956 |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Bonn University ( PhD) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Religious scholar |
Sub-discipline | Taoism |
Institutions |
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]