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Taoist Experience
An Anthology
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 1993
504 kr
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Containing sixty translations from a large variety of texts, this is an accessible yet thorough introduction to the major concepts, doctrines, and practices of Taoism. It presents the philosophy, rituals, and health techniques of the ancients as well as the practices and ideas of Taoists today. …
Daoism
A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation
Av Livia Kohn
Inbunden, 2019
2525 kr
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Daoism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation explores philosophy of religion from a Daoist perspective. Philosophy of religion is a thriving field today, increasingly expanding from its traditional theistic, Christian roots into more cosmologically oriented Asian religions. This book raises a …
Zhong-Lü System of Internal Alchemy
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 2020
365 kr
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This exciting new work translates two 12th-century texts associated with the legendary immortals Zhongli Quan and Lü Dongbin, founders of the Zhong Lü tradition of internal alchemy. First, the Zhong-Lü chuandao ji, in dialogue format, outlines the cosmological parameters of the practice, then …
Introducing Daoism
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 2008
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
651 kr
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Daoism is one of the major religious traditions of the East, but in the past has not been as well known as Buddhism and Hinduism. With the increased interest in Eastern religions, and alternative spiritual traditions, interest in Daoism is increasing. Introducing Daoism is a lively and accessible …
Daoism
A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 2019
622 kr
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Daoism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation explores philosophy of religion from a Daoist perspective. Philosophy of religion is a thriving field today, increasingly expanding from its traditional theistic, Christian roots into more cosmologically oriented Asian religions. This book raises a …
Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching
Av Livia Kohn, Michael LaFargue
Häftad, 1998
560 kr
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Examines the traditional and modern Western interpretations of the Tao-te-ching, and its author, Lao-tzu.CHOICE 1997 Outstanding Academic BooksLao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching presents a coherent collection of materials on the ancient Chinese classic and its author, describing traditional and modern …
Daoist Monastic Manual
A Translation of the Fengdao Kejie
Av Livia Kohn
E-bok, 2004
1687 kr
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The Fengdao kejie or "Rules and Precepts for Worshiping the Dao" dates from the early seventh century and is a key text of medieval Daoist priesthood and monasticism, which was first formally organized in the sixth century. Compiled to serve the needs of both monastic practitioners and priests in …
The Daode Jing
A Guide
Av Livia Kohn
Inbunden, 2019
1985 kr
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The Daode jing ("Book of the Dao and Its Virtue") is an essential work in both traditional Chinese culture and world philosophy. The oldest text of philosophical Daoism, and widely venerated among religious Daoist practitioners, it was composed around the middle of the 4th century BCE. Ascribed to …
The Daode Jing
A Guide
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 2019
648 kr
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The Daode jing ("Book of the Dao and Its Virtue") is an essential work in both traditional Chinese culture and world philosophy. The oldest text of philosophical Daoism, and widely venerated among religious Daoist practitioners, it was composed around the middle of the 4th century BCE. Ascribed to …
Daode Jing
A Guide
Av Livia Kohn
E-bok, 2019
326 kr
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The Daode jing ("Book of the Dao and Its Virtue") is an essential work in both traditional Chinese culture and world philosophy. The oldest text of philosophical Daoism, and widely venerated among religious Daoist practitioners, it was composed around the middle of the 4th century BCE. Ascribed to …
Daode Jing
A Guide
Av Livia Kohn
E-bok, 2019
326 kr
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The Daode jing ("Book of the Dao and Its Virtue") is an essential work in both traditional Chinese culture and world philosophy. The oldest text of philosophical Daoism, and widely venerated among religious Daoist practitioners, it was composed around the middle of the 4th century BCE. Ascribed to …
The Daoist Monastic Manual
A Translation of the Fengdao Kejie
Av Livia Kohn
Inbunden, 2004
2627 kr
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The Fengdao Keije or "Rules and Precepts for Worshipping the Dao" dates from the early seventh century and is a key text of medieval Daoist preisthood and monasticism. Compiled to serve the needs of both monastic practitioners and priests in training, it describes the fundamental rules and …
Daoist Monastic Manual
A Translation of the Fengdao Kejie
Av Livia Kohn
E-bok, 2004
1687 kr
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The Fengdao kejie or "Rules and Precepts for Worshiping the Dao" dates from the early seventh century and is a key text of medieval Daoist priesthood and monasticism, which was first formally organized in the sixth century. Compiled to serve the needs of both monastic practitioners and priests in …
Introducing Daoism
Av Livia Kohn
Inbunden, 2008
2525 kr
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Daoism is one of the major religious traditions of the East, but in the past has not been as well known as Buddhism and Hinduism. With the increased interest in Eastern religions, and alternative spiritual traditions, interest in Daoism is increasing. Introducing Daoism is a lively and accessible …
Early Chinese Mysticism
Philosophy and Soteriology in the Taoist Tradition
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 1991
460 kr
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Did Chinese mysticism vanish after its first appearance in ancient Taoist philosophy, to surface only after a thousand years had passed, when the Chinese had adapted Buddhism to their own culture? This first integrated survey of the mystical dimension of Taoism disputes the commonly accepted idea …
Daoist Identity
History, Lineage and Ritual
Häftad, 2002
334 kr
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Daoist Identity is an exploration of the various means by which Daoists over the centuries have created an identity for themselves. Using modern sociological studies of identity formation as its foundation, it brings together a representative sample of in-depth analyses by eminent American and …
Chinese Healing Exercises
The Tradition of Daoyin
Av Livia Kohn
Inbunden, 2008
720 kr
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Daoyin, the traditional Chinese practice of guiding the qi and stretching the body is the forerunner of Qigong, the modern form of exercise that has swept through China and is making increasing inroads in the West. Like other Asian body practices, Daoyin focuses on the body as the main vehicle of …
Chinese Healing Exercises
The Tradition of Daoyin
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 2008
302 kr
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Daoyin, the traditional Chinese practice of guiding the qi and stretching the body is the forerunner of Qigong, the modern form of exercise that has swept through China and is making increasing inroads in the West. Like other Asian body practices, Daoyin focuses on the body as the main vehicle of …
Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques
Av Livia Kohn, Yoshinobu Sakade
Häftad, 1989
325 kr
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Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques covers the major areas of Taoist meditation and longevity techniques in roughly chronological order. The book addresses itself to the China area specialist or the scholar of religion and the history of science who wishes to know more about (and perhaps …
Daoism
A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation
Av Livia Kohn
E-bok, 2019
712 kr
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Daoism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation explores philosophy of religion from a Daoist perspective. Philosophy of religion is a thriving field today, increasingly expanding from its traditional theistic, Christian roots into more cosmologically oriented Asian religions. This book raises a …
Daoism
A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation
Av Livia Kohn
E-bok, 2019
727 kr
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Daoism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation explores philosophy of religion from a Daoist perspective. Philosophy of religion is a thriving field today, increasingly expanding from its traditional theistic, Christian roots into more cosmologically oriented Asian religions. This book raises a …
Early Chinese Mysticism
Philosophy and Soteriology in the Taoist Tradition
Av Livia Kohn
E-bok, 2020
642 kr
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Did Chinese mysticism vanish after its first appearance in ancient Taoist philosophy, to surface only after a thousand years had passed, when the Chinese had adapted Buddhism to their own culture? This first integrated survey of the mystical dimension of Taoism disputes the commonly accepted idea …
Daoism and Chinese Culture
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 2005
305 kr
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A long-awaited textbook that introduces the major schools, teachings, and practices of Daoism, this work presents a chronological survey that is thematically divided into four parts: Ancient Thought, Religious Communities, Spiritual Practices, and Modernity.The work offers an integrated vision of …
Women in Daoism
Av Catherine Despeux, Livia Kohn
Inbunden, 2005
404 kr
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Daoism is the indigenous higher religion of traditional China. Growing from a philosophical root and developing through practices of longevity and immorality, it has found expression in communal organizations, ritual structures, and age-old lineages. A multifaceted tradition, Daoism in the 2,500 …
Cosmos and Community
The Ethical Dimension of Daoism
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 2005
390 kr
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Offers a major English study of Daoist religious ethics. Based on translations of primary sources, this book is a useful read for those interested in Daoism, comparative ethics, or Chinese history.
Health and Long Life
The Chinese Way
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 2005
314 kr
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Health and Long Life: The Chinese Way brings together the wide variety of Chinese medical and spiritual methods in one integrated volume. It provides not only a basic description, but also discusses the relationship of Chinese healing to contemporary Western science and religious Daoism.Easy to …
Daoist Body Cultivation
Av Shawn Arthur, Bede Bidlack m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
390 kr
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Daoist Body Cultivation is a comprehensive volume by a group of dedicated scholars and practitioners that covers the key practices of medical healing, breathing techniques, diets and fasting, healing exercises, sexual practices, Qigong, and Taiji quan. Each presentation places the practice in its …
Daoist Mystical Philosophy
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 2008
390 kr
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Livia Kohn presents the first Western introduction to this aspect of traditional Chinese religious and culture. Through her careful textual study and fully annotated translation of the Scripture of Western Ascension, she delineates the history, structure, and contents of what mystical thought meant …
Laughing at the Dao
Debates Among Buddhists and Daoists in Medieval China
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 2009
390 kr
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The Xiaodao lun (Laughing at the Dao) is an important document of the debates among Buddhists and Daoists in sixth-century China. These debates contributed to the process of cultural adaptation of Buddhism, which had to accommodate itself to the worldview of the Confucian elite, the Chinese sense …
Meditation Works in the Daoist, Buddhist, and Hindu Traditions
Av Livia Kohn
Häftad, 2008
302 kr
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Based on extensive cultural studies and long years of practice, this book explores meditation from the perspective of access to the subconscious and, in a distinct chapter on each form, outlines its physiology, world view, and traditional practice, then describes its medical adaptations and modern …
