Taoism and Self Knowledge: The Chart for the Cultivation of Perfection (Xiuzhen Tu)

by Catherine Despeux

Catherine Despeux's book Taoism and Self Knowledge is a study of the Internal Alchemical text "Chart for the Cultivation of Perfection." It begins with an analysis of pictographic and symbolic representation of the body in early Taoism after which the author examines different extant versions of the "Chart" as it was transmitted among Quanzhen groups in the Qing dynasty. The book is comprised of four main parts: the principal parts of the body...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004322159
• ISBN13: 9789004322158
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"