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Imperiled Destinies : The Daoist Quest for Deliverance in Medieval China
Title
Imperiled Destinies : The Daoist Quest for Deliverance in Medieval China / Franciscus Verellen.
ISBN
9781684171026
9780674237247
Publication
Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Description based on print version record.
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Summary
Spanning eight centuries, from the second through the tenth century CE, examines the evolution of Daoist beliefs about human liability and redemption, and outlines ritual procedures for rescuing an ill-starred destiny.
Variant and related titles
The Daoist Quest for Deliverance in Medieval China
Harvard University Asia center eBook collection.
Other formats
Print version: Imperiled Destinies : The Daoist Quest for Deliverance in Medieval China, Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2019
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 21, 2021
Series
Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law ; 118
Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004407077
Contents
I. A remedy to save mankind: petitioning heaven. Ritual premises ; Fateful liabilities ; The protagonists and the ransom ; A redemptive program
II. The interior journey: Lu Xiujing's reformation. Disciple of the Three Caverns ; The Sacred Jewel Retreat ; Set right your heart, set right your conduct! ; The dharma-bridge of requital
III. All under heaven: the Tang synthesis. Paths to initiation ; Sacraments of lay religion ; Instruments of deliverance ; Prayers for a new elite
Epilogue: Perspectives.
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