Komjathy, Louis, "Cultivating Perfection: Mysticism and Self-transformation in Early Quanzhen Daoism"
Publisher: BRILL | ISBN: 9004160388 | 2007 | PDF | 554 pages | 11.4 mb
Publisher: BRILL | ISBN: 9004160388 | 2007 | PDF | 554 pages | 11.4 mb
Employing a comparative religious studies approach, this book provides a comprehensive discussion of early Quanzhen as a Daoist religious movement charactized by asceticism, alchemical transformation, and mystical experiencing. Emphasis is placed on the complex interplay among views of self, religious praxis, and religious experience.