| Description |
xviii, 174 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Timeline of Daoist history -- Historical introduction -- Proto-Daoism -- Classical Daoism -- Modern Daoism -- Contemporary Daoism -- Suggestions for further reading -- 1. Identity -- Daoism as Chinese religion -- Daoism as lineages of transmission -- Daoism as universal path -- Conclusions -- Suggestions for further reading -- 2. Way -- Way -- Power -- Communication -- Suggestions for further reading -- 3. Body -- Qi : the breath of life -- Correlation, synchronicity and resonance -- Longevity practices -- Transcendent bodies -- Suggestions for further reading -- 4. Power -- Daoist millenarianism -- Daoist messianism -- Daoism in contemporary China -- Negotiating with destiny -- Suggestions for further reading -- 5. Light -- The development of Shangqing Daoism -- Light practices -- Contemporary visualization practices -- Suggestions for further reading -- 6. Alchemy -- Alchemy and the quest for immortality -- Laboratory alchemy -- Internal alchemy -- The way of complete perfection -- Transformation -- Suggestions for further reading -- 7. Text -- The religious origins and functions of Daoist texts -- Transformations of meaning in Daoist texts -- Suggestions for further reading -- 8. Nature -- Natural space as sacred space -- Marvellous nature -- Caverns and texts -- A Daoist aesthetic of spontaneity -- Suggestions for further reading -- Glossary of Chinese terms. |
| Subject |
Taoism.
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| ISBN |
1851683151 paperback £11.99 |
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9781851683154 paperback |
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