Empyreal Powers and Chthonian Edens
Two Notes on T'ang Taoist Literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7863250 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward H Schafer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 667 |
| Publication date | 1986-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/603530 |
| OpenAlex | W2333169709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Two popular themes which germinated in very early Taoist belief and practice illustrate the extent to which Taoist motifs penetrated the literature of T'ang. One is represented by poetic versions of the tale of Peach Blossom Font-not the edifying myth associated with T'ao Ch'ien, but the mystical and romantic adventure set in the bowels of Mount T'ien T'ai, here exemplified by a sequence of five poems by Ts'ao T'ang, the chronicler of enigmatic paradises. The other takes us into the conjoint realms of Highest Clarity exorcism and cosmology, where celestial lights have a cardinal role. Many poetic examples are provided, especially from the verses of Wu YUn, the artificer of ecstatic transits of space
Traditional medicine · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Medicine · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2017 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |