分类: Chinese medicine & acupuncture
ISBN:9780824832346
书名:Chinese Healing Exercises: The Tradition of Daoyin
副书名:The Tradition of Daoyin
丛书名:Latitude 20 Book
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作者:Kohn, Livia
装帧:Hardback
出版社:University of Hawai'i Press
币值:USD
价格:60
页数:344
出版日期:11/15/2008
简介: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 dynasty, then moving into its religious adaptation in Highest Clarity Daoism. After examining the medieval Daoyin Scripture and ways of integrating the practice into Tang Daoist immortality, the work outlines late imperial forms and describes the transformation of the practice in the modern world.Presenting a rich crop of specific exercises together with historical context and comparative insights, "Chinese Healing Exercises" is valuable for both specialists and general readers. It provides historical depth and opens concrete details of an important but as yet little-known health practice.