The Living Dead: An Interpretation of the Metaphor of Death in Daoist Inner Alchemy
This article explores the metaphor of death in Qing 清 Dynasty Daoist inner alchemy (<i>neidan</i> 內丹) scriptures, which require practitioners to consider themselves dead or living dead, and argues that this metaphor of death can be traced back to the connotation of the “living dead” prop...
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MDPI AG
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/12/1482 |