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Traces of a Daoist Immortal
Chén Tuán 陳摶 of the Western Marchmount
Series: - Sinica Leidensia, Volume: 163
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Traces of a Daoist Immortal is a Daoist-infused tour de force on the Daoist mountain hermit Chén Tuán 陳摶 (Xīyí 希夷 [Infinitesimal Subtlety]; d. 989) and his fellow “hidden immortals.”
Breaking various academic taboos, including hyper-historicism, social constructivism, and conformist mentalities, here Komjathy, in an aspirational gesture towards unbridled inquiry, offers annotated translations and scholarly introductions to ten major works associated with the Daoist immortal.
The book also contains a cutting-edge, mythopoetic introduction that addresses the life and legend of Chén Tuán, his connection to the Western Marchmount of Huàshān 華山 (Mount Hua; Huàyīn, Shǎnxī), Daoist views about sleeping, dreaming, waking, as well as Daoist time-being.
Breaking various academic taboos, including hyper-historicism, social constructivism, and conformist mentalities, here Komjathy, in an aspirational gesture towards unbridled inquiry, offers annotated translations and scholarly introductions to ten major works associated with the Daoist immortal.
The book also contains a cutting-edge, mythopoetic introduction that addresses the life and legend of Chén Tuán, his connection to the Western Marchmount of Huàshān 華山 (Mount Hua; Huàyīn, Shǎnxī), Daoist views about sleeping, dreaming, waking, as well as Daoist time-being.
Louis Komjathy 康思奇 (Ph.D., Religious Studies; Boston University) is Director, Chóngxuán 重玄 Chair, and Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the Center for Daoist Studies 道學中心, the education and research branch of the Daoist Foundation 道教基金會 (United States). His most recent books include Primer for Translating Daoist Literature (2022), the Twentieth Anniversary Edition of Handbooks for Daoist Practice (2023), and Dàodé jīng: A Contextual, Contemplative, and Annotated Bilingual Translation (2023). He lives in semi-seclusion in the Taconic Mountains of Vermont.
Fore-Thought(s)
(Un)knowledge-ments
Abbreviations
List of Figures and Tables
By Way of/around Introduction: in Praise of Idleness
1 Outside/Inside of Court
2 Living in the Mountains
3 Poetic Expression
4 Refining the Elixir
5 Conversations with the Hempclad Daoist
6 A Map of Nondifferentiation
7 Observing Emptiness
8 Attunement with the Seasons
In Collaboration with Kate Townsend
9 The Sleep of Immortals
10 Future Escapades in the Past
Appendix 1: Known Extant Writings Associated with Chén Tuán 陳摶
Appendix 2: Texts Translated in Traces of a Daoist Immortal
Appendix 3: Towards a Glossary of Immortality Studies
Appendix 4: Sleep Exercises Associated with Chén Tuán
Bibliography
(Un)knowledge-ments
Abbreviations
List of Figures and Tables
By Way of/around Introduction: in Praise of Idleness
1 Outside/Inside of Court
2 Living in the Mountains
3 Poetic Expression
4 Refining the Elixir
5 Conversations with the Hempclad Daoist
6 A Map of Nondifferentiation
7 Observing Emptiness
8 Attunement with the Seasons
In Collaboration with Kate Townsend
9 The Sleep of Immortals
10 Future Escapades in the Past
Appendix 1: Known Extant Writings Associated with Chén Tuán 陳摶
Appendix 2: Texts Translated in Traces of a Daoist Immortal
Appendix 3: Towards a Glossary of Immortality Studies
Appendix 4: Sleep Exercises Associated with Chén Tuán
Bibliography
Scholars and graduate students of Daoism and Chinese religion.