Readings in Daoist mysticism / Livia Kohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohn, Livia, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mysticism--Taoism.

Mysticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Magdalena, New Mexico : Three Pines Press, 2009.

Language Note:

Contains some translations from the Chinese.

Summary:

A handy reader for students and teachers of mysticism in theory and practice, this collects seven expanded conference presentations by foremost Daoist scholar Livia Kohn plus seven chapters of easily accessible translations of relevant primary sources. The work is perfectly suited for classes on comparative religion and mysticism. It is also a valuable resource for general information on the Daoist tradition and its rich mystical heritage.

Contents:

Part I. Studies

Mystics in training: living the Daoist body

The mystical process: healing and immortality

The ethical universe: precepts and mystical practice

Mystical philosophy: theories, logic, and exegesis

Modes of mystical experience: enstasy versus ecstasy

Energetic transformation: mystical experience in internal alchemy

Sages and perfected: mystics in the world

Part II. Translations

The ultimate

Language

The self

Training

Ethics

The ideal human

Mystical union

Appendix: Confucian texts in translation

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-365-53117-1

OCLC:

1011182281