The Taoist body
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 B...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif London
University of Californiarnia Press
1993
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In: | Year: 1993 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Taoism
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Further subjects: | B
Taoism
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Autorenbiografie (Verlag) Verlagsangaben (Verlag) |
Summary: | 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 |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Translation of: Le corps taoi͏̈ste |
ISBN: | 0520054881 |