The Resource Early Chinese mysticism : philosophy and soteriology in the Taoist tradition, Livia Kohn
Early Chinese mysticism : philosophy and soteriology in the Taoist tradition, Livia Kohn
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- Summary
- "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 of such a hiatus. Covering the period from the Daode jing to the end of the Tang, Livia Kohn reveals an often misunderstood Chinese mystical tradition that continued through the ages. Influenced by but ultimately independent of Buddhism, it took forms more various than the quietistic withdrawal of Laozi or the sudden enlightenment of the Chan Buddhists." "On the basis of a new theoretical evaluation of mysticism, this study analyzes the relationship between philosophical and religious Taoism and between Buddhism and the native Chinese tradition. Kohn shows how the quietistic and socially oriented Daode jing was combined with the ecstatic and individualistic mysticism of the Zhuangzi, with immortality beliefs and practices, and with Buddhist insight meditation, mind analysis, and doctrines of karma and retribution. She goes on to demonstrate that Chinese mysticism, a complex synthesis by the late Six Dynasties, reached its zenith in the Tang, laying the foundations for later developments in the Song traditions of Inner Alchemy, Chan Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism. Book jacket."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 218 pages)
- Contents
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- Conclusion: Early Chinese Mysticism: An Evaluation
- Introduction: Mysticism: The Chinese Case
- Mysticism: Experience, Practice, and Philosophy
- The Foundations of Chinese Mysticism
- Developments in Commentary Literature
- The Immortalization of Philosophical Taoism
- Ecstatic Explorations of the Otherworld
- The Impact of Buddhism
- The Tang Synthesis
- Isbn
- 9780691020655
- Label
- Early Chinese mysticism : philosophy and soteriology in the Taoist tradition
- Title
- Early Chinese mysticism
- Title remainder
- philosophy and soteriology in the Taoist tradition
- Statement of responsibility
- Livia Kohn
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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 of such a hiatus. Covering the period from the Daode jing to the end of the Tang, Livia Kohn reveals an often misunderstood Chinese mystical tradition that continued through the ages. Influenced by but ultimately independent of Buddhism, it took forms more various than the quietistic withdrawal of Laozi or the sudden enlightenment of the Chan Buddhists." "On the basis of a new theoretical evaluation of mysticism, this study analyzes the relationship between philosophical and religious Taoism and between Buddhism and the native Chinese tradition. Kohn shows how the quietistic and socially oriented Daode jing was combined with the ecstatic and individualistic mysticism of the Zhuangzi, with immortality beliefs and practices, and with Buddhist insight meditation, mind analysis, and doctrines of karma and retribution. She goes on to demonstrate that Chinese mysticism, a complex synthesis by the late Six Dynasties, reached its zenith in the Tang, laying the foundations for later developments in the Song traditions of Inner Alchemy, Chan Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism. Book jacket."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- ACLSE
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kohn, Livia
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mysticism
- Taoist philosophy
- China
- RELIGION / Taoism
- Religion
- Taoist philosophy
- China
- Label
- Early Chinese mysticism : philosophy and soteriology in the Taoist tradition, Livia Kohn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-210) and index
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- online resource
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- cr
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- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- txt
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- Contents
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- Conclusion: Early Chinese Mysticism: An Evaluation
- Introduction: Mysticism: The Chinese Case
- Mysticism: Experience, Practice, and Philosophy
- The Foundations of Chinese Mysticism
- Developments in Commentary Literature
- The Immortalization of Philosophical Taoism
- Ecstatic Explorations of the Otherworld
- The Impact of Buddhism
- The Tang Synthesis
- Control code
- ocn857143455
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 218 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691020655
- Lccn
- 91010648
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv159cxtk
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)857143455
- Label
- Early Chinese mysticism : philosophy and soteriology in the Taoist tradition, Livia Kohn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-210) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Conclusion: Early Chinese Mysticism: An Evaluation
- Introduction: Mysticism: The Chinese Case
- Mysticism: Experience, Practice, and Philosophy
- The Foundations of Chinese Mysticism
- Developments in Commentary Literature
- The Immortalization of Philosophical Taoism
- Ecstatic Explorations of the Otherworld
- The Impact of Buddhism
- The Tang Synthesis
- Control code
- ocn857143455
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 218 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691020655
- Lccn
- 91010648
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv159cxtk
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)857143455
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