Early Daoist Dietary Practices - Examining Ways to Health and Longevity

Informationen zum Autor Shawn Arthur is associate professor of Religion at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. His teaching and research focus on early Daoism; Chinese religions; the intersection of religion, culture, medicine, and the body; and method and theory in the study of religion. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The Wufuxu's Recipe Structure and ContentChapter 3: Dietary Regimens: From Herbs to QiChapter 4: Healing and Improving the Physical BodyChapter 5 : Beyond Physical Health: The Wufuxu's Extraordinary ClaimsChapter 6: Daoist Grain Avoidance TodayChapter 7: The Wufuxu's Ingredients and FastingChapter 8: Analyzing Dietary Ideals and PracticesChapter 9: Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Shawn Arthur, Arthur Shawn
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.06.2013
• EAN: 9780739178928
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7892-8
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Studies in Body and Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; RELIGION / History, MEDICAL / Nutrition, Dietetics & nutrition, History of Religion, Dietetics and nutrition, RELIGION / Taoism, Taoism