Alchemists, Mediums, and Magicians: Stories of Taoist Mystics - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1590306597 ISBN 13 : 9781590306598

Editeur : Shambhala, 2009

Synopsis

Here is an introduction to the magical and mystical realm of Taoism through biographical and historical sketches of Taoist adepts over two thousand years. This panoramic view of the many faces of Taoism and its intimate connection with Chinese culture and society includes intriguing accounts of the Taoist secret societies that carried out mystical exercises and powerful consciousness-altering techniques, including sensory deprivation, incantation, visualization, and concentration.


This collection of sketches, compiled by Zhang Tianyu, a Taoist priest in the fourteenth century, and translated by renowned translator Thomas Cleary, portrays more than one hundred remarkable individuals from the eleventh century B.C.E. to the thirteenth century C.E. It introduces us to a broad and fascinating range of personalities including philosophers and scholars, magicians and mediums, alchemists and physicians, seers and soothsayers, and artists and poets, among many others.


Cleary’s expert translation and informative footnotes make this collection a lively and accessible read.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Thomas Cleary holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Shambhala
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1590306597
• ISBN 13: 9781590306598
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible