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Livia Kohn - Chinese Healing Exercises: The Tradition of Daoyin (Latitude 20 Books (Paperback)) - 9780824832698 - V9780824832698
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Chinese Healing Exercises: The Tradition of Daoyin (Latitude 20 Books (Paperback))

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Description for Chinese Healing Exercises: The Tradition of Daoyin (Latitude 20 Books (Paperback)) Paperback. Explores the different forms of Daoyin in historical sequence, beginning with the early medical manuscripts of the Han dynasty, then moving into its religious adaptation in Highest Clarity Daoism. This work outlines late imperial forms and describes the transformation of the practice in the modern world. Series: A Latitude 20 Book. Num Pages: 344 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Daoyin, the traditional Chinese practice of guiding the qi and stretching the body is the forerunner of Qigong, the modern form of exercise that has swept through China and is making increasing inroads in the West. Like other Asian body practices, Daoyin focuses on the body as the main vehicle of attainment; views health and spiritual transformation as one continuum leading to perfection or self-realization; and works intensely and consciously with the breath and with the conscious guiding of internal energies.This book explores the different forms of Daoyin in historical sequence, beginning with the early medical manuscripts of the Han ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Series
A Latitude 20 Book
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824832698
SKU
V9780824832698
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About Livia Kohn
Livia Kohn is professor emerita of religion and East Asian studies at Boston University.

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