{"product_id":"great-clarity-9780804751773","title":"Great Clarity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA study of the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy and its relation to the Taoist traditions of the early medieval period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is beautifully set, adding value to its very informative, precise, marvelously detailed, and well-researched intellectual content.\" -- Rudolf Pfister * \u003ci\u003eEast Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Pregadio has given us vastly improved picture of early alchemy, one that will certainly inspire a new generation to jump the barriers of scholarly habit. His deep textual study and willingness to ask new questions show that it is not too late to revivify the study of alchemy and its religious connections.\" -- N. Sivin * \u003ci\u003eJournal of Chinese Studies\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Pregadio has chosen this multifaceted term [Great Clarity\/\u003ci\u003eTaiqing\u003c\/i\u003e] to label the earliest alchemist tradition, which is the focus of this superb study. With this publication, Pregadio has proven himself to be the leading scholar of early alchemy in China.\" -- \u003ci\u003eJournal of Chinese Religions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS  List of Illustrations, vi  List of Tables, vii  Conventions, viii  Preface, xi  Introduction, 1  Part One: THE HEAVEN OF GREAT CLARITY AND ITS REVELATIONS  1\tThe Early History of Chinese Alchemy and the Way of the Great Clarity, 33  2\tThe Heaven of Great Clarity, 53  3\tThe Great Clarity Corpus, 82  Part Two: THE ELIXIRS OF THE GREAT CLARITY  4\tThe Crucible and the Elixir, 104  5\tThe Ritual Sequence, 124  6\tThe Medicines of Great Clarity, 156  Part Three: A HISTORY OF THE GREAT CLARITY  7\tGods, Demons, and Elixirs: Alchemy in Fourth-Century Jiangnan, 191  8\tThe Way of the Great Clarity and Daoism in the Six Dynasties, 218  Part Four: TEXTS OF THE GREAT CLARITY  9\tScripture of The Nine Elixirs, 244  10\tScripture of the Golden Liquor, 288  11\tScripture of the Reverted Elixir in Nine Cycles, 294  Part Five: THE LEGACY OF THE GREAT CLARITY  12\tThe Later History of Chinese Alchemy and the Decline of the Great Clarity, 306  Appendixes  A\tDates of Texts in the Waidan Corpus, 340  B\tAdditional Notes on Great Clarity and Related Texts, 346  C\tAdditional Notes on the Commentary to the Scripture of the Nine Elixirs, 363  Glossary, 389  Works Quoted, 405  Index","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865943159127,"sku":"9780804751773","price":59.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804751773.jpg?v=1722276305","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/great-clarity-9780804751773","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}