Readings in Daoist mysticism / Livia Kohn.
| Author/creator | Kohn, Livia, 1956- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Dunedin, Fla. : Three Pines Press, |
| Description | 250 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-248) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | Contains some translations from the Chinese. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009034659 |
| ISBN | 9781931483131 (pbk. : alk. paper) |