Title: Taoist Internal Alchemy in the Horizon of Modern Civilization
Abstract:This essay first examines various attempts aimed at establishing new theories of internal alchemy made by the Chinese Taoist theoreticians in the first half of the Twentieth Century. The essay then an...This essay first examines various attempts aimed at establishing new theories of internal alchemy made by the Chinese Taoist theoreticians in the first half of the Twentieth Century. The essay then analyzes the translations and commentaries of some traditional classics of Taoist internal alchemy made in the same period by some Western sinologists and psychoanalysts. Lastly upon comparing the studies conducted from different angles by Eastern and Western scholars, the essay envisages the prospect of Taoist internal alchemy and the status of Taoist culture within the future civilization.Read More
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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