Daoist Mysticism: Embodiment, Eudaimonia, and Flow
Laura E. Weed
Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks 2011 DOI: 10.1057/9780230339767_6 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism |
| Key points | Argues that the traditional Western interpretation of Daoism, established by earlier scholars, falsely separates philosophical from religious Daoism, and that this dichotomy should be reconsidered in analyzing Daoist embodied mysticism. |
Abstract
Given the contentiousness of the hermeneutics debate among sinologists, I will begin my analysis of Daoist embodied mysticism with a brief discussion of methodology. As J. J. Clarke has pointed out, the traditional interpretation of Daoism for the West was established by scholars who stressed a false dichotomy between philosophical and religious Daoism.
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