Aspekte der »Mystik« in China

This contribution focuses on the comparability of basically Christian concepts of religious mysticism and Taoist religion. The article therefore takes a short sketch of essential features of medieval Christian mystics as a clear-cut starting point. Is religious Taoism a mystic religion? This questio...

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Main Author: Reiter, Florian C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: Diagonal-Verlag 2012
In: Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft
Year: 1996, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-34
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