Great clarity : Daoism and alchemy in early medieval China / Fabrizio Pregadio.

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Pregadio, Fabrizio

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Asian religions & culturesPublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 367 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1429415991
9781429415996
9780804751773
0804751773
9780804767736
0804767734

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Great clarity.DDC classification:

299.5/14/0931 22

LOC classification:

BL1920 .P74 2005eb

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Contents:

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Tables -- Conventions -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART ONE: THE HEAVEN OF GREAT CLARITY AND ITS REVELATIONS -- PART TWO: THE ELIXIRS OF THE GREAT CLARITY -- PART THREE: A HISTORY OF THE GREAT CLARITY -- PART FOUR: TEXTS OF THE GREAT CLARITY -- PART FIVE: THE LEGACY OF THE GREAT CLARITY -- APPENDIXES -- Notes -- Glossary -- Works Quoted -- Index

Summary: Fabrizio Pregadio extensively examines the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy. The main focus is the relation of alchemy to the Daoist traditions of the early medieval period (third to sixth centuries).

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336) and index.

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Fabrizio Pregadio extensively examines the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy. The main focus is the relation of alchemy to the Daoist traditions of the early medieval period (third to sixth centuries).

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