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Traces of a Daoist Immortal Louis Komjathy

Traces of a Daoist Immortal By Louis Komjathy

Traces of a Daoist Immortal by Louis Komjathy


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A study, including annotated translations, of materials associated with the Daoist mountain hermit and eventual immortal Chen Tuan (Xiyi [Infinitesimal Subtlety]; d. 989). Includes explorations of Daoist views and practices related to sleeping, dreaming, and temporality.

Traces of a Daoist Immortal Summary

Traces of a Daoist Immortal: Chen Tuan of the Western Marchmount by Louis Komjathy

Traces of a Daoist Immortal is a Daoist-infused tour de force on the Daoist mountain hermit Chen Tuan (Xiyi [Infinitesimal Subtlety]; d. 989) and his fellow hidden immortals. Breaking various academic taboos, including hyper-historicism, social constructivism, and conformist mentalities, here Komjathy, in an aspirational gesture towards unbridled inquiry, offers annotated translations and scholarly introductions to ten major works associated with the Daoist immortal. The book also contains a cutting-edge, mythopoetic introduction that addresses the life and legend of Chen Tuan, his connection to the Western Marchmount of Huashan (Mount Hua; Huayin, Shanxi), Daoist views about sleeping, dreaming, waking, as well as Daoist time-being.

About Louis Komjathy

Louis Komjathy (Ph.D., Religious Studies; Boston University) is Director, Chongxuan Chair, and Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the Center for Daoist Studies , the education and research branch of the Daoist Foundation (United States). His most recent books include Primer for Translating Daoist Literature (2022), the Twentieth Anniversary Edition of Handbooks for Daoist Practice (2023), and Daode jing: A Contextual, Contemplative, and Annotated Bilingual Translation (2023). He lives in semi-seclusion in the Taconic Mountains of Vermont.

Table of Contents

Fore-Thought(s) (Un)knowledge-ments Abbreviations List of Figures and Tables By Way of/around Introduction: in Praise of Idleness 1 Outside/Inside of Court 2 Living in the Mountains 3 Poetic Expression 4 Refining the Elixir 5 Conversations with the Hempclad Daoist 6 A Map of Nondifferentiation 7 Observing Emptiness 8 Attunement with the Seasons In Collaboration with Kate Townsend 9 The Sleep of Immortals 10 Future Escapades in the Past Appendix 1: Known Extant Writings Associated with Chen Tuan Appendix 2: Texts Translated in Traces of a Daoist Immortal Appendix 3: Towards a Glossary of Immortality Studies Appendix 4: Sleep Exercises Associated with Chen Tuan Bibliography

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GOR013721918
9789004691421
9004691421
Traces of a Daoist Immortal: Chen Tuan of the Western Marchmount by Louis Komjathy
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Brill
2024-04-24
592
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