Taoism and Self Knowledge

Taoism and Self Knowledge
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 311
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789004383456
ISBN-13 : 900438345X
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Taoism and Self Knowledge by : Catherine Despeux

Download or read book Taoism and Self Knowledge written by Catherine Despeux and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catherine Despeux’s book Taoism and Self Knowledge is a study of the Internal Alchemical text "Chart for the Cultivation of Perfection." It begins with an analysis of pictographic and symbolic representation of the body in early Taoism after which the author examines different extant versions of the "Chart" as it was transmitted among Quanzhen groups in the Qing dynasty. The book is comprised of four main parts: the principal parts of the body and their nomenclature in Internal Alchemy, the spirits in the human body, and the alchemical processes and procedures used in thunder rituals and self-cultivation. This is a revised, expanded edition of the original French edition Taoïsme et connaissance de soi. La carte de la culture de la perfection (Xiuzhen tu) Paris, 2012.


Taoism and Self Knowledge Related Books

Taoism and Self Knowledge
Language: en
Pages: 311
Authors: Catherine Despeux
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-11-26 - Publisher: BRILL

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Catherine Despeux’s book Taoism and Self Knowledge is a study of the Internal Alchemical text "Chart for the Cultivation of Perfection." It begins with an ana
Daoist Internal Mastery
Language: en
Pages: 430
Authors: Liping Wang
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher: Lulu.com

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book translates Master Wang's original practice instructions and discourses given during training seminars. His system of internal alchemy goes back to two
Pursuit of the Truth (1)
Language: en
Pages: 990
Authors: Er Gen
Categories: Young Adult Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-20 - Publisher: WWW.WEBNOVEL.COM (Cloudary Holdings Limited)

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Su Ming grew up dreaming about becoming a Berserker even though he knew that the chances of him becoming one were close to nil. One day, he found a strange piec
Quantum Cultivation
Language: en
Pages: 458
Authors: Jace Kang
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-03 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A Cultivation system based on Daoist Five Elements and Eight Trigram Theories, written by an Acupuncturist/Wing Chun Sifu.Like all Purebred with their menial jo
Opening the Dragon Gate
Language: en
Pages: 292
Authors: Chen Kaiguo
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-12-20 - Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This authorized biography of the contemporary Taoist expert Wang Liping (1949 -) tells the true story of his apprenticeship in Taoist wizardry, as well as Taois