Alef, mem, tau [[electronic resource] ] : kabbalistic musings on time, truth, and death / / Elliot R. Wolfson
| Alef, mem, tau [[electronic resource] ] : kabbalistic musings on time, truth, and death / / Elliot R. Wolfson |
| Autore | Wolfson Elliot R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
| Disciplina | 296.1/6 |
| Collana | The Taubman lectures in Jewish studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Time - Philosophy
Time - Religious aspects - Judaism Cabala - History |
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aqiva
azriel of gerona azriel babylonian talmud bahir bahiric text berakhah bereshit binah buddhism death destiny eastern philosophy eastern religion emet esoteric religion immortality islam judaica judaism kabbalah kabbalism medieval kabbalah mysticism nature of time philosophy rebirth religion religious studies semiotics temporality time western philosophy yiddishkeit |
| ISBN |
1-282-75941-8
9786612759413 0-520-93231-5 1-59875-916-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Thinking Time / Hermeneutic Suppositions -- 2. Linear Circularity / (A)Temporal Poetics -- 3. Before Alef / Where Beginnings End -- 4. Within Mem / Returning Forward -- 5. After Tau / Where Endings Begin -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 | ||
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Huang di nei jing su wen [[electronic resource] ] : an annotated translation of Huang Di's Inner Classic -- Basic Questions / / Paul U. Unschuld and Hermann Tessenow in collaboration with Zheng Jinsheng
| Huang di nei jing su wen [[electronic resource] ] : an annotated translation of Huang Di's Inner Classic -- Basic Questions / / Paul U. Unschuld and Hermann Tessenow in collaboration with Zheng Jinsheng |
| Autore | Unschuld Paul U. |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1553 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616/.09 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
UnschuldPaul U <1943-> (Paul Ulrich)
TessenowHermann <1945-> ZhengJinsheng <1946-> |
| Soggetto topico | Medicine, Chinese |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alternative medicine
character chinese literature chinese medicine chinese tradition classical chinese medicine disease prevention disease eastern medicine eastern philosophy five agents health and wellness health healthcare huang di nei jing su wen hygiene medicine nonfiction su wen yellow emperor yellow emperors inner classic yin yang |
| ISBN |
1-283-29177-0
9786613291776 0-520-94818-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen -- Frontmatter -- Acknowledgment -- Contents Volume I -- Prolegomena -- Annotated Translation of Su wen 1 through 52 -- Chapter 1. Discourse on the True [Qi Endowed by] Heaven in High Antiquity -- Chapter 2. Comprehensive Discourse on Regulating the Spirit [in Accordance with] the Qi of the Four [Seasons] -- Chapter 3. Discourse on how the Generative Qi Communicates with Heaven -- Chapter 4. Discourse on the True Words in the Golden Chest -- Chapter 5. Comprehensive Discourse on Phenomena Corresponding to Yin and Yang -- Chapter 6. Discourse on the Division and Unity of Yin and Yang -- Chapter 7. Further Discourse on Yin and Yang -- Chapter 8. Discourse on the Hidden Canons in the Numinous Orchid [Chambers] -- Chapter 9. Discourse on the Six Terms [of a Year] and on Phenomena [Associated with the Condition] of the Depots -- Chapter 10. The Generation and Completion of the Five Depots -- Chapter 11. Further Discourse on the Five Depots -- Chapter 12. d Discourse on Different [Therapeutic] Patterns Suitable [for Use in Different] Cardinal Points -- Chapter 13. Discourse on Moving the Essence and Changing the Qi -- Chapter 14. Discourse on Decoctions and Wines -- Chapter 15. Jade Tablet Discourse on the Essentials -- Chapter 16. Discourse on The Essentials of Diagnosis and on Exhaustion in the Conduits -- Chapter 17. Discourse on the Essentials of Vessels and the Subtleties of the Essence -- Chapter 18. Discourse on Phenomena [Reflecting the Status of] Qi in a Normal Person -- Chapter 19. Discourse on the Jade Mechanism and the True [Qi of the] Depots -- Chapter 20. Discourse on the Three Sections and Nine Indicators -- Chapter 21. Further Discourse on the Conduit Vessels -- Chapter 22. Discourse on How the Qi in the Depots Follow the Pattern of the Seasons -- Chapter 23. Wide Promulgation of the Five Qi -- Chapter 24 Blood and Qi, Physical Appearance and Mind -- Chapter 25. Discourse on Treasuring Life and Preserving Physical Appearance -- Chapter 26. Discourse on the Eight Cardinal [Turning Points] and on Spirit Brilliance -- Chapter 27. Discourse on the Division and Union of True [Qi] and Evil [Qi] -- Chapter 28. Discourse Thoroughly Deliberating upon Depletion and Repletion -- Chapter 29. Discourse on the Major Yin and on the Yang Brilliance [Conduits] -- Chapter 30. Explanation of the Yang Brilliance Vessel -- Chapter 31. Discourse on Heat -- Chapter 32. To Pierce Heat -- Chapter 33. Discourse Deliberating upon Heat Disease -- Chapter 34. Discourse on the Assessment of Movements Contrary [to their Regular Course] -- Chapter 35. Discourse on Malaria -- Chapter 36. To Pierce Malaria -- Chapter 37. Discourse on Qi Recession -- Chapter 38. Discourse on Cough -- Chapter 39. Discourse on Pain -- Chapter 40. Discourse on Abdomen and Center -- Chapter 41. To Pierce Lower Back Pain -- Chapter 42. Discourse on Wind -- Chapter 43. Discourse on Blocks -- Chapter 44. Discourse on Limpness -- Chapter 45. Discourse on Recession -- Chapter 46. Discourse on Disease Manifestations -- Chapter 47. Discourse on Strange Diseases -- Chapter 48. Discourse on Very Strange [Diseases] -- Chapter 49. Explanations on the Vessels -- Chapter 50. Discourse on the Essentials of Piercing -- Chapter 51. Discourse on the Restrictions of Piercing -- Chapter 52. Discourse on Prohibitions in Piercing -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Front matter 2 -- Contents Volume II -- Prefatory notes to vol. 2 -- Annotated translation of su wen 53 through 71, 74 through 81 -- Chapter 53. Discourse on the Aims of Piercing -- Chapter 54. Explanations on the Needles -- Chapter 55. Discourse on Rules of Extended Piercing -- Chapter 56. Discourse on Skin Sections -- Chapter 57. Discourse On Conduits and Network [Vessels] -- Chapter 58. Discourse on Qi Holes -- Chapter 59. Discourse on Qi Palaces -- Chapter 60. Discourse on Bone Hollows -- Chapter 61. Discourse on Holes [to treat] Water and Heat. -- Chapter 62. Discourse on Regulating the Conduits -- Chapter 63. Discourse on Misleading Piercing -- Chapter 64. Discourse on Opposition and Compliance in Piercing in [the Course of] the Four Seasons -- Chapter 65. Discourse on Tip and Root and on the Transmission of Disease [Inside the Organism] -- Chapter 66. Comprehensive Discourse on Arrangements of the Principal [Qi] of Heaven -- Chapter 67. Comprehensive Discourse on the Progression of the Five Periods -- Chapter 68. Comprehensive Discourse on the Subtle Significance of the Six [Qi] -- Chapter 69. Comprehensive Discourse on Changes [resulting from] Qi Interaction -- Chapter 70. Comprehensive Discourse on the Five Regular Policies -- Chapter 71 Comprehensive Discourse on the Policies and Arrangements of the Six Principal [Qi] -- Chapter 74. Comprehensive Discourse on the Essentials of the Most Reliable -- Chapter 75. Discourse on Making Known the Perfect Teachings -- Chapter 76. Discourse on Demonstrating a Natural Approach -- Chapter 77. Discourse on Expounding the Five Faults -- Chapter 78.Discourse on Evidence of the Four Failures -- Chapter 79. Discourse on Yin and Yang Categories -- Chapter 80. Discourse on Comparing Abundance and Weakness -- Chapter 81 Discourse on Explaining the Subtleties of Essence -- BIBLIOGRaphy |
| Altri titoli varianti | Annotated translation of Huang Di's Inner Classic -- Basic Questions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781728203321 |
Unschuld Paul U.
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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Tantra : Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of Religion / / Hugh B. Urban
| Tantra : Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of Religion / / Hugh B. Urban |
| Autore | Urban Hugh B. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2003] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina |
294
294.5/514 |
| Soggetto topico |
Tantric Buddhism
Tantrism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
buddhism buddhist tradition comparative religion contemporary religion critical theory cultural phenomena east and west eastern philosophy european scholars faith and spirituality hinduism india indian religions jainism nonfiction physical experiences political power religious lives religious practices religious secrecy religious studies sensuality sex sexual politics sexuality tantra western thought western world world religions |
| ISBN |
1-282-35961-4
1-59734-932-1 9786612359613 9781417525533 0-520-93689-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Diagnosing the "Disease" of Tantra -- 1. The Golden Age of the Vedas and the Dark Age of Kàlí: Tantrism, Orientalism, and the Bengal Renaissance -- 2. Sacrificing White Goats to the Goddess: Tantra and Political Violence in Colonial India -- 3. India's Darkest Heart: Tantra in the Literary Imagination -- 4. Deodorized Tantra: Sex, Scandal, Secrecy, and Censorship in the Works of John Woodroffe and Swami Vivekananda -- 5. Religion for the Age of Darkness: Tantra and the History of Religions in the Twentieth Century -- 6. The Cult of Ecstasy: Meldings of East and West in a New Age of Tantra -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Urban Hugh B.
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2003] | ||
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Text as father : paternal seductions in early Mahāyāna Buddhist literature / / Alan Cole
| Text as father : paternal seductions in early Mahāyāna Buddhist literature / / Alan Cole |
| Autore | Cole Alan <1964-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley ; ; Los Angeles, : University of California Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (371 pages) |
| Disciplina | 294.3/85 |
| Collana | Buddhisms |
| Soggetto topico |
Mahayana Buddhism
Paternalism - Religious aspects - Mahayana Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism - Doctrines |
| Soggetto non controllato |
asian
buddhism buddhist books buddhist monk buddhist studies china chinese buddhism diamond sutra eastern philosophy eastern religion lotus sutra mahayana meditation mindfulness monastic buddhism monasticism monk nonfiction philosophy religion spirituality sutra studies sutra sutras tathagatagarbha sutra vimalakirti nirdesa |
| ISBN |
9786612357589
0-520-93140-8 1-282-35758-1 1-59875-541-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Text as Father -- 2. Who's Your Daddy Now? Reissued Paternity in the Lotus Sūtra -- 3. The Domino Effect: Everyone and His Brother Convert to the Lotus Sūtra -- 4. "Be All You Can't Be" and Other Gainful Losses in the Diamond Sūtra -- 5. Sameness with a Difference in the Tathāgatagarbha Sūtra -- 6. Vimalakīrti, or Why Bad Boys Finish First -- Conclusion. A Cavalier Attitude toward Truth-Fathers -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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Cole Alan <1964->
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| Berkeley ; ; Los Angeles, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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To live as long as heaven and earth [[electronic resource] ] : a translation and study of Ge Hong's traditions of divine transcendents / / Robert Ford Campany
| To live as long as heaven and earth [[electronic resource] ] : a translation and study of Ge Hong's traditions of divine transcendents / / Robert Ford Campany |
| Autore | Campany Robert Ford <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (637 p.) |
| Disciplina | 299/.51423 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GeHong <284-364.> |
| Collana | Daoist classics |
| Soggetto topico | Taoists - China |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alchemy
ancient china archival work ascetics buddhism china chinese history chinese texts classicism daoism discipline divinity eastern philosophy gymnastics immortals lost texts medicine medieval china meditation mortality nonfiction paranormal philosophy religion sexual discipline sexual practices spirituality supernatural being supernatural powers supernatural taoism to live as long as heaven and earth traditions of the divine transcendents transcend death transcendents transfiguration |
| ISBN |
1-283-27702-6
9786613277022 0-520-92760-5 1-59734-959-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Opening -- Ge Hong and the Writing of Traditions of Divine Transcendents -- The Nature of the Religion Reflected in Ge Hong's Works -- Traditions as Hagiography -- Text-Critical Matters -- Conventions -- GROUP A: Earliest-Attested Hagiographies -- Group A: Earliest-Attested Fragments -- Group B: Early-Attested Hagiographies -- Group B: Early-Attested Fragments -- Group C: Later-Attested Hagiographies -- On the Source Texts and the Temporal Differentiation of Passages -- Group A: Sources of Earliest-Attested Hagiographies -- Group A: Sources of Earliest-Attested Fragments -- Group B: Sources of Early-Attested Hagiographies -- Group B: Sources of Early-Attested Hagiographies -- Group C: Sources of Later-Attested Hagiographies -- Items Attributed to Shenxian zhuan Excluded from This Translation -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780588503321 |
Campany Robert Ford <1959->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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