Imperiled Destinies : The Daoist Quest for Deliverance in Medieval China / Franciscus Verellen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verellen, Franciscus, author.

Series:

Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law ; 118.

Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, ISBN ; 9789004407077.

Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law ; 118

Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004407077

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taoism--China--History--To 1500.

Taoism.

Taoism--Rituals--History.

Salvation--Taoism.

Salvation.

Taoism--Rituals.

History.

China.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

The Daoist Quest for Deliverance in Medieval China

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Spanning eight centuries, from the second through the tenth century CE, examines the evolution of Daoist beliefs about human liability and redemption, and outlines ritual procedures for rescuing an ill-starred destiny.

Contents:

I. A remedy to save mankind: petitioning heaven. Ritual premises ; Fateful liabilities ; The protagonists and the ransom ; A redemptive program

II. The interior journey: Lu Xiujing's reformation. Disciple of the Three Caverns ; The Sacred Jewel Retreat ; Set right your heart, set right your conduct! ; The dharma-bridge of requital

III. All under heaven: the Tang synthesis. Paths to initiation ; Sacraments of lay religion ; Instruments of deliverance ; Prayers for a new elite

Epilogue: Perspectives.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Imperiled Destinies : The Daoist Quest for Deliverance in Medieval China,

ISBN:

9781684171026

9780674237247

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684171026 DOI

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