Traces of a Daoist Immortal : : Chén Tuán 陳摶 of the Western Marchmount / / Louis Komjathy.

• Superior document: Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024
• VerfasserIn: Komjathy, Louis,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2024.; ©2024
• שנת הוצאה לאור: 2024
• מהדורה: 1st ed.
• שפה: English
• סדרה: Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024.; Sinica Leidensia ; 163
• תיאור פיזי: 1 online resource (611 pages)

Traces of a Daoist Immortal is a Daoist-infused tour de force on the Daoist mountain hermit Chén Tuán 陳摶 (Xīyí 希夷 [Infinitesimal Subtlety]; d. 989) and his fellow “hidden immortals.” Breaking various academic taboos, including hyper-historicism, social constructivism, and conformist mentalities,...