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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Asian religions & culturesPublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 367 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 1429415991
  • 9781429415996
  • 9780804751773
  • 0804751773
  • 9780804767736
  • 0804767734
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Great clarity.DDC classification:
  • 299.5/14/0931 22
LOC classification:
  • BL1920 .P74 2005eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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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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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)165604

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).

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