{"product_id":"taoism-and-self-knowledge-despeux-9789004322158","title":"Taoism and Self Knowledge: The Chart for the Cultivation of Perfection (Xiuzhen Tu)","description":"Catherine Despeux's book \u003ci\u003eTaoism and Self Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e is a study of the Internal Alchemical text \"Chart for the Cultivation of Perfection.\" It begins with an analysis of pictographic and symbolic representation of the body in early Taoism after which the author examines different extant versions of the \"Chart\" as it was transmitted among Quanzhen groups in the Qing dynasty. The book is comprised of four main parts: the principal parts of the body and their nomenclature in Internal Alchemy, the spirits in the human body, and the alchemical processes and procedures used in thunder rituals and self-cultivation. This is a revised, expanded edition of the original French edition \u003ci\u003eTaoïsme et connaissance de soi. La carte de la culture de la perfection (Xiuzhen tu)\u003c\/i\u003e Paris, 2012.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Despeux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004322159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004322158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Catherine Despeux","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075251925247,"sku":"9789004322158","price":164.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d0454d3-a443-44d4-8c3d-a475201475c8.jpg?v=1685458474","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taoism-and-self-knowledge-despeux-9789004322158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}