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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825517403321

Autore

Pregadio Fabrizio

Titolo

Great clarity : Daoism and alchemy in early medieval China / / Fabrizio Pregadio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8047-6773-4

1-4294-1599-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Collana

Asian religions & cultures

Disciplina

299.5/14/0931

Soggetti

Taoism - China - History

Alchemy - China - History

China Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-336) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Tables -- Conventions -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART ONE: THE HEAVEN OF GREAT CLARITY AND ITS REVELATIONS -- PART TWO: THE ELIXIRS OF THE GREAT CLARITY -- PART THREE: A HISTORY OF THE GREAT CLARITY -- PART FOUR: TEXTS OF THE GREAT CLARITY -- PART FIVE: THE LEGACY OF THE GREAT CLARITY -- APPENDIXES -- Notes -- Glossary -- Works Quoted -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Fabrizio Pregadio extensively examines the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy. The main focus is the relation of alchemy to the Daoist traditions of the early medieval period (third to sixth centuries).