9789004160385-9004160388-Cultivating Perfection: Mysticism and Self-transformation in Early Quanzhen Daoism

Cultivating Perfection: Mysticism and Self-transformation in Early Quanzhen Daoism

ISBN-13: 9789004160385
ISBN-10: 9004160388
Author: Louis Komjathy
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
Format: Hardcover 553 pages
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ISBN-13: 9789004160385
ISBN-10: 9004160388
Author: Louis Komjathy
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
Format: Hardcover 553 pages

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Cultivating Perfection: Mysticism and Self-transformation in Early Quanzhen Daoism (ISBN-13: 9789004160385 and ISBN-10: 9004160388), written by authors Louis Komjathy, was published by Brill Academic Pub in 2007. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Cultivating Perfection: Mysticism and Self-transformation in Early Quanzhen Daoism (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.37.

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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.

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