Taoism and Self Knowledge

In Taoism and Self Knowledge, Catherine Despeux develops a history of the "Chart for the Cultivation of Perfection" a text containing an array of meditative techniques for individual salvation and thunder rites. This chart was transmitted widely among Taoists in Quanzhen tradition.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Catherine Despeux, Ph.D (1976), Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, is honorary professor of Chinese thought. She has published and edited monographs, translations and articles on Chinese Buddhism, Taoism and Medicine, including the edition of Médecine, religion et société dans la Chine médiévale. Les manuscrits médicaux de Dunhuang, Paris 2010.

Jonathan Pettit, Ph.D. (2013), University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa, is an Assistant Professor of Chinese Religions. He has published articles on early medieval notions of geography and Daoist ritual. He has also written articles on early Republican redemptive societies. His work focuses on the production, circulation, and reproduction of early Daoist scriptures.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Catherine Despeux
• Verlag: de Gruyter Brill
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 29.11.2018
• EAN: 9789004322158
• ISBN: 978-90-04-32215-8
• Seiten: 312
• Abmessung: 161 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Gewicht: 600 g
• Serie: Sinica Leidensia
• Thema: Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke