Sites of Solitude: Situating the Wilderness of Nature in Wei-Jin Dark Learning and Emerson

For Daoism, the wilderness of nature beyond human society has often been viewed as a site for eremitic retreat in spiritual solitude, a realm where an individual can transcend the limits of social existence. While this tradition flourished in the early medieval Wei-Jin period, Daoism-inspired Dark L...

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Main Author: Coles, Benjamin (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 4
Further subjects:B Nature
B Daoism
B Solitude
B Wei-Jin Dark Learning
B Emerson
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