Daoism, Meditation, and the Wonders of Serenity: From the Latter Han Dynasty (25-220) to the Tang Dynasty (618-907)

Author:   Stephen Eskildsen
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9781438458236


Pages:   396
Publication Date:   01 December 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Daoism, Meditation, and the Wonders of Serenity: From the Latter Han Dynasty (25-220) to the Tang Dynasty (618-907)


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An overview of Daoist texts on passive meditation from the Latter Han through Tang periods.

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Author:   Stephen Eskildsen
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438458236


ISBN 10:   1438458231
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   01 December 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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"""...a welcome and useful study on a central aspect of medieval Daoist practice, one which fills a gap in our hitherto understanding of the evolution of that religion. As such it is one that is sure to find its place among the classical studies on medieval Daoism."" - Entangled Religions ""...a comprehensive and exceptionally well organized and presented overview of historical Chinese Daoist religious texts."" - Midwest Book Review"


...a welcome and useful study on a central aspect of medieval Daoist practice, one which fills a gap in our hitherto understanding of the evolution of that religion. As such it is one that is sure to find its place among the classical studies on medieval Daoism. - Entangled Religions ...a comprehensive and exceptionally well organized and presented overview of historical Chinese Daoist religious texts. - Midwest Book Review


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Stephen Eskildsen is North Callahan Distinguished Professor of Religion at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the author of Asceticism in Early Taoist Religion and The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters, both also published by SUNY Press.

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