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Declarations of the Perfected. Part One, Setting scripts and images into motion / Thomas E. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Thomas E., 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Taoism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (347 pages)
- Edition:
- First Three Pines Press edition.
- Place of Publication:
- St. Petersburg, Florida : Three Pines Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- Declarations of the Perfected is the first complete, annotated translation of the Zhen'gao, Tao Hongjing's (456-536) masterful compilation of the Shangqing, or Higher Clarity revelations, setting the stage for the heyday of medieval Daoism. This volume presents its first part (fasc. 1-4), centering around the practice of achieving "spiritual union," a spiritual analogue to sexual intercourse, with Perfected partners. The book is the first to examine in depth the full process of this practice.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-387-20923-X
- OCLC:
- 1005482428
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