James Miller

Daoism

A Beginner's Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Spanning the centuries and crossing the globe, this engaging introduction covers everything Daoist, from the religion of the ancients to twenty-first century Tâ ai Chi and meditation.

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Produktdetails

• Beginner's Guides
• Verlag: Oneworld Publications
• Revised ed
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 144mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 184g
• ISBN-13: 9781851685660
• ISBN-10: 1851685669
• Artikelnr.: 23120201

Autorenporträt

James Miller has published two highly acclaimed novels, Lost Boys and Sunshine State. He teaches English literature and creative writing at Kingston University.

Inhaltsangabe

Historical Introduction
Proto Daoism
Classical Daoism
Contemporary Daoism
Identity: Daoism as Chinese religion
Daoism as lineages of transmission
Daoism as universal path
Way
Power
Communication
Body
Qi: The breath of life
Correlation, synchronicity and resonance
Longevity practices
Transcendent bodies
Power: Daoism millenarianism
Daoist messianism
Daoism in contemporary China
Negotiating with destiny
Light: The development of Shangqing Daoism
Light practices
Contemporary visualization practices
Alchemy: Alchemy and the quest for immortality
Laboratory alchemy
Internal alchemy
The Way of Complete Perfection: Transformation
Text
The religious origins and functions of Daoist texts
Transformations of meaning in Daoist texts
Nature: Natural space as sacred space
Marvellous nature
Caverns and texts
A Daoist aesthetic of spontaneity
Glossary of Chinese Terms
Bibliography
Index.