{"product_id":"the-world-upside-down-essays-on-taoist-internal-alchemy-paperback","title":"The World Upside Down: Essays on Taoist Internal Alchemy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFabrizio Pregadio\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIsabelle Robinet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book contains four essays on Internal Alchemy (Neidan) by Isabelle Robinet, originally published in French and translated here for the first time into English. The essays are concerned with the alchemical principle of \"inversion\"; the devices used by the alchemists to \"give form to the Formless by the word, and thus manifest the authentic and absolute Dao\"; the symbolic function of numbers in Taoism and in Internal Alchemy; and the original meanings of the terms \"External Elixir\" (\u003ci\u003ewaidan\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"Internal Elixir\" (\u003ci\u003eneidan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements, vii\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The World Upside Down in Taoist Internal Alchemy, 1 \u003cbr\u003e2. The Alchemical Language, or the Effort to Say the Contradictory, 17 \u003cbr\u003e3. Role and Meaning of Numbers in Taoist Cosmology and Alchemy, 45 \u003cbr\u003e4. On the Meaning of the Terms \u003ci\u003eWaidan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNeidan\u003c\/i\u003e, 75\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTables and Pictures, 103 \u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Works by Isabelle Robinet, 113 \u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Chinese Characters, 117 \u003cbr\u003eWorks Quoted, 123\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabelle Robinet (1932-2000) was one of the most important Western scholars of Taoism. Her work dealt with several major topics: the Laozi and the Zhuangzi with their commentaies; the Shangqing (Highest Clarity) school of Taoism; Neidan (Internal Alchemy); and Taoist thought and cosmology. Her publications in English include Taoist Meditation: The Mao-shan Tradition of Great Purity (1993) and Taoism: Growth of a Religion (1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52741089820979,"sku":"9780984308262","price":33.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MldxVE5sK29rcUJ1WHgxck1lZTQwZz09.webp?v=1764089853","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-world-upside-down-essays-on-taoist-internal-alchemy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}