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]

• 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