The World Upside Down: Essays on Taoist Internal Alchemy

141 Pages·2011·1.93 MB·English

by  Isabelle Robinet

THEW ORLDU PSIDE DOWN
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Contents
Ackwnloedgemveinit s,
TheW orlUdp siDdowen i nTa oiIsntt eArlncamhlye 1,
TheA lhcemciaLla ngeuo,a rgt hEeffo rttoS ay
thCeo ntdriact,1o 7r y
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and hAelm,c4y 5
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Tabelsa nPdi ucrtse1,3 0
AppendWioxr:skb yI asbeRlolbei n1e31t ,
GlossoafCr hyi nCehsaer asc1,t7 1e r
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Acknowledgements
"TheW orlUdp siDdowen i nT aoiIstnte rAnlahlce myw"a so riinglayl
pulbhieds as" Le moanI ed'neev rdsa nIsa' lhcimiineetr eiuret oals"t e
inR evudeeI 'HisdteoRsie rlei g2i0o9(n 91s9 )2:2 39-57.En gilsh
translpautbiloiwnsi httehhdp e e rmisosfti hoCeno ll egdeeF rnace.
"TheA lhceimcLaaln aggu,eo r tEhffoer tto StahyCe o ntrardyi"c to
waso rigipnuabllliyas s"h Meydts iqeutre a tailoinLteel n:ag adgea ns
l'lhacimiitneei ruerteoa 'isotueI e 'fforpto rud ierI ec ondtircatoiinr e"
AsiatSitsucdh/ie Ee tnu daessi at4i7q( u91e9s3 6)4:5 -.6E 2ngilsh
tarnslaptuiboslnhi ewdi tthh ep ermisosfit oehn S chewziesrcihe
Aseingseeslclhaft.
"Rolaen dM eanionfNg u mbeirnTs ao iCsots mgoyla onAd lhcemy"
waso rigipnubaillhsleyda s" Lero ele tI es esnd es nomdbarness la
cosmoileeo tIg a'lhcimitea olss"it neE xtreme--OErxiternetm e­
Occid1e6(n 91t9 49)3:-2 10E.n lghi tsranslpautbsilhoienwd i tthh e
permisosfti hoPener ssUensie vrsitdaeVi inrceesn nes.
"On thMee anionftg h Teer msW aidaanndN eidawans"o r iinglayl
pulbhieds as" Sru Ies endse tse rmweasi deatnn eidiannT "ao ist
Resou3r.c(1e1 9s91 )3:- 40E.nl ghi stranslpautbsilhoienwd i tthh e
permisosfti hoSeno ctiye tfhoSert uyo dfC hineRseielig ons.
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