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245 10 a| Taoism and self knowledgeh| [electronic resource] :b| the chart for the cultivation of perfection (Xiuzhen tu) /c| by Catherine Despeux ; translated by Jonathan Pettit.;

260 a| Leiden ;a| Boston, MA :b| Brill,c| [2018];

300 a| xiv, 297 pages :b| ill. ;c| 23 cm .;

490 0 a| Sinica leidensia,x| 0169-9563 ;v| volume 142;

500 a| "This work originally appeared as Taoisme et connaissance de soi in 2012. Guy Tredaniel Editeur (c) Paris, 2012"-- Title verso.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-286) and index.;

505 0 a| Chinese inner alchemy and body maps -- Different versions of the chart for the cultivation of perfection (Xiuzhen tu) -- A description of the chart for the cultivation of perfection -- The main alchemical loci inscribed in the chart for the cultivation of perfection -- The body, world of deities according to the chart for the cultivation of perfection -- Alchemical methods according to the chart for the cultivation of perfection -- Thunder processes illustrated by the chart for the cultivation of perfection.;

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546 a| In English translated from the original French.;

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Taoism and self knowledge the chart for the cultivation of perfection (Xiuzhen tu) / by Catherine Despeux ; translated by Jonathan Pettit.

Author/creator	Despeux, Catherine
Other author	Pettit, J. E. E.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, [2018]
Description	xiv, 297 pages : ill. ; 23 cm .
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Xiuzhen tu. Taoism and science. Human body--Religious aspects. --Taoism. Alchemy--Religious aspects. --Taoism. Human anatomy--Atlases.

Uniform title	Taoisme et connaissance de soi. English
Series	Sinica leidensia, 0169-9563 ; volume 142
Contents	Chinese inner alchemy and body maps -- Different versions of the chart for the cultivation of perfection (Xiuzhen tu) -- A description of the chart for the cultivation of perfection -- The main alchemical loci inscribed in the chart for the cultivation of perfection -- The body, world of deities according to the chart for the cultivation of perfection -- Alchemical methods according to the chart for the cultivation of perfection -- Thunder processes illustrated by the chart for the cultivation of perfection.
Abstract	"Catherine Despeux's book 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 and their nomenclature in Internal Alchemy, the spirits in the human body, and the alchemical processes and procedures used in thunder rituals and self-cultivation. This is a revised, expanded edition of the original French edition Taoïsme et connaissance de soi. La carte de la culture de la perfection (Xiuzhen tu) Paris, 2012"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	"This work originally appeared as Taoisme et connaissance de soi in 2012. Guy Tredaniel Editeur (c) Paris, 2012"-- Title verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-286) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Language	In English translated from the original French.
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018047060
ISBN	9789004322158 (hardback : alk. paper)

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