Great clarity [[electronic resource] ] : Daoism and alchemy in early medieval China / / Fabrizio Pregadio
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Pregadio Fabrizio
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| Titolo: |
Great clarity [[electronic resource] ] : Daoism and alchemy in early medieval China / / Fabrizio Pregadio
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| Pubblicazione: | Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 299.5/14/0931 |
| Soggetto topico: | Taoism - China - History |
| Alchemy - China - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | China Religion |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-336) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- 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). |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Great clarity |
| ISBN: | 0-8047-6773-4 |
| 1-4294-1599-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910450754003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Asian religions & cultures.