Daoism, meditation, and the wonders of serenity: from the latter Han dynasty (25-220) to the Tang dynasty (618-907)

"Stephen Eskildsen offers an overview of Daoist religious texts from the Latter Han (25-220) through Tang (618-907) periods, exploring passive meditation methods and their anticipated effects. These methods entailed observing the processes that unfold spontaneously within mind and body, rather...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eskildsen, Stephen 1963- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Subito Delivery Service: Order now.
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Albany State University of New York Press 2015
In:Year: 2015
Series/Journal:SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Taoism / Meditation / History 25-907
IxTheo Classification:BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Taoism China History
B Taoism History To 1500 China
B Meditation Taoism
B Taoism (China) History To 1500
Description
Summary:"Stephen Eskildsen offers an overview of Daoist religious texts from the Latter Han (25-220) through Tang (618-907) periods, exploring passive meditation methods and their anticipated effects. These methods entailed observing the processes that unfold spontaneously within mind and body, rather than actively manipulating them by means common in medieval Daoist religion such as visualization, invocations, and the swallowing of breath or saliva
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1438458231