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...
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Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
Idioma: | Inglês |
Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
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Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Publicado em: |
Albany
State University of New York Press
2015
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Em: | Ano: 2015 |
Coletânea / Revista: | SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
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(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
China
/ Taoísmo
/ Meditação
/ História 25-907
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Classificações IxTheo: | BM Universismo chinês KBM Ásia |
Outras palavras-chave: | B
Meditação
Taoism
B Taoism China History B Taoism History To 1500 China B Taoism (China) History To 1500 |
Resumo: | "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 |
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Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 1438458231 |