Traditions of Exemplary Transcendents by L...

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By the middle of the third century BCE, some people in China had begun to imagine it possible to employ esoteric methods to refashion themselves into posthuman beings with spirit-like capabilities, enhanced bodies, and greatly extended lifespans. Such beings were termed transcendents (xian ). Traditions of Exemplary Transcendents (Liexian zhuan ), attributed to the imperial bibliographer Liu Xiang (79-8 BCE), is the earliest extant collection of colorful stories about such figures. This volume makes available a critical edition and the first complete, annotated English translation of a text preserving some of the earliest mentions of alchemical, dietary, and medicinal methods of self-cultivation that later became standard in transcendence-seekers' repertoire of practices. Through this work we can already glimpse the sorts of engagements with local communities that made the quest for transcendence a matter of keen interest not just to practitioners themselves but to many in Chinese society for centuries thereafter.

Zusammenfassung

Robert Ford Campany, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, USA.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2026
Rubrik:	Sprachwissenschaft
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	XXXVII 163 S.
ISBN-13:	9783112236871
ISBN-10:	3112236874
Sprache:	Chinesisch Englisch
Einband:	Leinen
Autor:	Campany, Robert Ford
Redaktion:	Allen, Sarah M. Tian, Xiaofei
Herausgeber:	Sarah M Allen/Xiaofei Tian
Hersteller:	De Gruyter
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, D-10785 Berlin, productsafety@degruyterbrill.com
Maße:	203 x 133 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Robert Ford Campany
Erscheinungsdatum:	04.05.2026
Gewicht:	0,333 kg