Early Chinese Mysticism Philosophy and Soteriology in the Taoist Tradition

Name: Early Chinese Mysticism Philosophy and Soteriology in the Taoist Tradition
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ISBN: 9780691020655

ISBN-10: 0691020655

ISBN-13: 9780691020655

Edition: 1992

Authors: Livia Kohn

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Did Chinese mysticism vanish after its first appearance in ancient Taoist philosophy, to surface only after a thousand years had passed, when the Chinese had adapted Buddhism to their own culture? This first integrated survey of the mystical dimension of Taoism disputes the commonly accepted idea of such a hiatus. Covering the period from the Daode jing to the end of the Tang, Livia Kohn reveals an often misunderstood Chinese mystical tradition that continued through the ages. Influenced by but ultimately independent of Buddhism, it took forms more various than the quietistic withdrawal of Laozi or the sudden enlightenment of the Chan Buddhists. On the basis of a new theoretical evaluation…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 11/12/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 234
Size: 5.98" wide x 7.87" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction: Mysticism: The Chinese Case



Mysticism: Experience, Practice, and Philosophy



The Foundations of Chinese Mysticism



Developments in Commentary Literature



The Immortalization of Philosophical Taoism



Ecstatic Explorations of the Otherworld



The Impact of Buddhism



The Tang Synthesis


Conclusion: Early Chinese Mysticism: An Evaluation


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index