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Cultivating Perfection: Mysticism and Self-transformation in Early Quanzhen Daoism

By Louis , Komjathy

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
9004160388
LCC
BL1943.C55 K66 2007
Open Library ID
OL16419291M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11964658 bytes)
Pages
554\577
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Employing a comparative religious studies approach, this book provides a comprehensive discussion of early Quanzhen as a Daoist religious movement charactized by asceticism, alchemical transformation, and mystical experiencing. Emphasis is placed on the complex interplay among views of self, religious praxis, and religious experience.

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