Asceticism in Early Taoist Religion

Using a wide variety of original sources, this book examines how and why early Taoists carried out such ascetic practices as fasting, celibacy, sleep deprivation, and wilderness seclusion.

About the author

Stephen Eskildsen is North Callahan Distinguished Professor of Religion at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the author of Asceticism in Early Taoist Religion and The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters, both also published by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Eskildsen
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.10.1998
• EAN: 9780791439562
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-3956-2
• No. of pages: 282
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 225 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 313 g
• Series: Suny Series, Chinese Philosoph; Suny Chinese Philosophy and Cu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions