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Works Thought Through

Louis Komjathy

2007 DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004160385.i-554.64 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper
Topics Mysticism
Keywords Praxis Perspective graphical Movement music History of religions Section typography Epistemology Aesthetics Religious studies Literature Visual arts
Key points Argues that Quanzhen Daoism can be understood through comparative religious studies focusing on self, praxis, and mysticism, and that Daoist Studies is dominated by a Sinological approach.

Abstract

This section presents works relevant to the analysis of the early phases of the Quanzhen religious movement, and the lives and teachings of Wang Chongyang and his first-generation disciples. The book presents an examination of Quanzhen from the perspective of comparative religious studies, specifically in terms of conceptions of self, religious praxis, and comparative mysticism. The study of Daoism is equated with the study of Chinese culture, history, and religion, and the field of Daoist Studies is dominated by a Sinological approach..Keywords: Quanzhen Daoism; Quanzhen religious movement; Wang Chongyang

Comparable studies

Other theoretical and historical papers on mysticism, most cited first.

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