Early Daoist dietary practices : examining ways to health and longevity /

Focusing on the early medieval herbal recipes found in the Lingbao Wufuxu (The Preface to the Five Lingbao Talismans of Numinous Treasure), this study analyses Daoist asceticism and ideas regarding the body, health, grain avoidance diets, the Three Worms, and immortality. Arthur examines the synthes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arthur, Shawn (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2013]
Colección:Studies in body and religion.
Temas:
Nutrition > Religious aspects > Taoism.
Diet in disease.
Medicine > Religious aspects.
Diet therapy.
Health behavior.
Longevity.
Diet
Religion and Medicine
Religious Philosophies
Diet Therapy
Health Behavior
Longevity
Nutrition > Aspect religieux > Taoïsme.
Régimes alimentaires.
Médecine > Aspect religieux.
Diétothérapie.
Habitudes sanitaires.
Longévité.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
Medicine > Religious aspects
Health behavior
Diet therapy
Diet in disease
Nutrition > Religious aspects > Taoism
China
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Wufuxus recipe structure and content
  • Dietary regimens : from herbs to Qi
  • Healing and improving the physical body
  • Beyond physical health : the Wufuxus
  • Extraordinary claims
  • Daoist grain avoidance today
  • The Wufuxus ingredients and fasting
  • Analyzing dietary ideals and practices.

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