A brief history of qi /

Overview: This text attempts to define the many-faceted Chinese metaphysical concept of qi. The authors (affiliations not cited) begin with a discussion of qi's literary and linguistic roots as well as similar concepts from other cultures. They then trace the development of the concept in medic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zhang, Yu Huan, 1973-
Otros Autores: Rose, Ken, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Brookline, Mass. : Paradigm Publications, ©2001.
Temas:
Qi (Chinese philosophy)
Taoist philosophy.
Qi
Qi (Philosophie chinoise)
Philosophie taoïste.
RELIGION > Taoism.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1: Literary Traditions Of Qi
  • 1: Etymologies-the roots of qi
  • 2: Definitions
  • 3: Passages from ancient texts
  • 4: Selections from modern writers
  • 5: Concepts in other cultures that correlate with qi
  • Chapter 2: Qi Of The Philosophers
  • 1: Role of qi in ancient cosmology and ontology
  • 2: Qi in the explanations of natural phenomena and as the basis of social structures
  • 3: Qi and dao
  • 4: Qi of kong zi, meng zi, and the Confucian school
  • 5: Influence of qi in Western philosophy
  • Chapter 3: Qi In The Arts
  • 1: Momentum of qi-yi qi he cheng
  • 2: Dance of qi
  • 3: Qi in the education and training of artists: the basis of aesthetic standards
  • 4: Charm of qi
  • 5: Understanding qi: perception and appreciation of art
  • Chapter 4: Qi In Medicine
  • 1: Concept of qi in medicine
  • 2: Differentiation of qi in anatomy and physiology
  • 3: Role of qi in diagnostics and therapeutics
  • 4: Nourishing and treating qi for health and longevity
  • 5: Theoretical tools to identify and use qi in TCM
  • Chapter 5: Qi Gong
  • 1: Ancient roots and practices
  • 2: Aims of qi gong practitioners
  • 3: Qi gong and the ancient search for the internal elixir
  • 4: Real and the fake
  • Chapter 6: Qi In The Martial Arts
  • 1: Power of qi
  • 2: Qi and gong fu
  • 3: External and the internal
  • 4: Masters and secrets
  • 5: Tai ji quan, qi, and their contemporary relevance
  • Chapter 7: Qi In Daily Life
  • 1: Qi in modern Chinese language
  • 2: Familiar experiences and expression of qi
  • 3: Qi and the Chinese world view
  • 4: Future of qi
  • Ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches
  • Twenty-four seasonal divisions
  • Concise chronology of Chinese history
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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