| Description |
xx, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Norman Giradot -- 1. Taoism. The Notion of Religion. The Tao. The History of Taoism. The Destruction of Taoism -- 2. Everyday Religion. The Temples. The Calendar. Festivals. Food -- 3. Divinity. Cosmology. The Gods. Spiritual Power -- 4. The Masters of the Gods. Puppets and Mediums. The Barefoot Master and His Ritual. The Dignitaries of the Tao. The Register -- 5. Ritual. Becoming a Tao-shih. The Sacrifice of Writings. The Altar -- 6. The Inner Landscape. The Environment. The Image of the Body. The Inhabitants -- 7. Lao Tzu, the Body of the Tao. Birth -- 8. Keeping the One. The Preliminary Stage: The Work of the Chi (Chi-kung). Chaos: The Work of the Tao. The Return -- 9. The Immortals. The Abstinence from Grains. Mountains. Alchemy -- 10. Teaching without Words. The Kingdom of Humpty-Dumpty. The Fast of the Heart. Daily Life. |
| Note |
Translation of: Le corps taoïste. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index. |
| Subject |
Taoism.
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| Indexed Term |
Taoism |
| Added Title |
Corps taoïste. English
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| ISBN |
0520054881(alk. paper) |
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0520082249 paperback alkaline paper |
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