A brief history of qi
Overview: This text attempts to define the many-faceted Chinese metaphysical concept of qi. The authors (affiliations not cited) begin with a discussion of qi's literary and linguistic roots as well as similar concepts from other cultures. They then trace the development of the concept in medi...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Brookline, Mass. :
Paradigm Publications
c2001.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30944752*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Foreword
- Chapter 1: Literary Traditions Of Qi
- 1: Etymologies-the roots of qi
- 2: Definitions
- 3: Passages from ancient texts
- 4: Selections from modern writers
- 5: Concepts in other cultures that correlate with qi
- Chapter 2: Qi Of The Philosophers
- 1: Role of qi in ancient cosmology and ontology
- 2: Qi in the explanations of natural phenomena and as the basis of social structures
- 3: Qi and dao
- 4: Qi of kong zi, meng zi, and the Confucian school
- 5: Influence of qi in Western philosophy
- Chapter 3: Qi In The Arts
- 1: Momentum of qi-yi qi he cheng
- 2: Dance of qi
- 3: Qi in the education and training of artists: the basis of aesthetic standards
- 4: Charm of qi
- 5: Understanding qi: perception and appreciation of art
- Chapter 4: Qi In Medicine
- 1: Concept of qi in medicine
- 2: Differentiation of qi in anatomy and physiology
- 3: Role of qi in diagnostics and therapeutics
- 4: Nourishing and treating qi for health and longevity
- 5: Theoretical tools to identify and use qi in TCM
- Chapter 5: Qi Gong
- 1: Ancient roots and practices
- 2: Aims of qi gong practitioners
- 3: Qi gong and the ancient search for the internal elixir
- 4: Real and the fake
- Chapter 6: Qi In The Martial Arts
- 1: Power of qi
- 2: Qi and gong fu
- 3: External and the internal
- 4: Masters and secrets
- 5: Tai ji quan, qi, and their contemporary relevance
- Chapter 7: Qi In Daily Life
- 1: Qi in modern Chinese language
- 2: Familiar experiences and expression of qi
- 3: Qi and the Chinese world view
- 4: Future of qi
- Ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches
- Twenty-four seasonal divisions
- Concise chronology of Chinese history
- Bibliography
- Index.
