Early Daoist Dietary Practicespb

Focusing on the early medieval herbal recipes found in the Lingbao Wufuxu (The Preface to the Five Lingbao Talismans of Numinous Treasure), this study analyses Daoist asceticism and ideas regarding the body, health, grain avoidance diets, the Three Worms, and immortality.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Wufuxu's Recipe Structure and Content
Chapter 3: Dietary Regimens: From Herbs to Qi
Chapter 4: Healing and Improving the Physical Body
Chapter 5 : Beyond Physical Health: The Wufuxu's Extraordinary Claims
Chapter 6: Daoist Grain Avoidance Today
Chapter 7: The Wufuxu's Ingredients and Fasting
Chapter 8: Analyzing Dietary Ideals and Practices
Chapter 9: Conclusion

About the author

By Shawn Arthur

Summary

Focusing on the early medieval herbal recipes found in the Lingbao Wufuxu (The Preface to the Five Lingbao Talismans of Numinous Treasure), this study analyses Daoist asceticism and ideas regarding the body, health, grain avoidance diets, the Three Worms, and immortality.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur, Shawn Arthur, Arthur Shawn
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2015
• EAN: 9781498521048
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-2104-8
• Series: Studies in Body and Religion; Studies in Body and Religion
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Esoterics; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy; RELIGION / History, MEDICAL / Nutrition, Dietetics & nutrition, History of Religion, Dietetics and nutrition, RELIGION / Taoism, Taoism