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Chinese Alchemy
Language: en
Pages: 170
Authors: Jean Cooper
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06-01 - Publisher: Weiser Books

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Here in one slender volume is a basic introduction to Chinese alchemy—a tradition that dates back 5,000 years. Chinese alchemy, largely associated with Taoism
Great Clarity
Language: en
Pages: 405
Authors: Fabrizio Pregadio
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-02-27 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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This is the first book to examine extensively the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy. Its main focus is the relation of alchemy to the Daoist traditions of th
Foundations of Internal Alchemy
Language: en
Pages: 156
Authors: Mu Wang
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Golden Elixir Press

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Originally written for Chinese readers, this book provides a clear description of the Taoist practice of Internal Alchemy, or Neidan. The author outlines the fo
Taoism and Self Knowledge
Language: en
Pages: 311
Authors: Catherine Despeux
Categories: Religion
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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 ana