Qi as Lived Experience
Breath, Wind, Potency, and Mind in Chinese Thought
$171.67
- Hardcover
200 pages
- Release Date
25 June 2026
Summary
In this exploration of the central Chinese concept of qi, a team of authors trace its role in early texts and contemporary neuroscience to show how it continues to be relevant beyond China.
As life-long scholars of qi related practices, Adam Frank, Nancy Chen, and Stephen Field offer new insights into the significance of qi in the current Anthropocene. They connect Daoist studies, Chinese medicine, martial arts, popular culture, and historical phenomenology to examine…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350575806 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1350575801 |
| Author: | Adam D. Frank, Stephen L. Field, Nancy N. Chen |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 25 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 164mm x 236mm |
| Series: | Daoism and the Human Experience |
Adam D. Frank
Adam D. Frank is Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies in the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College at University of Central Arkansas, USA.
Stephen L. Field is J.K. and Ingrid Lee Endowed Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at Trinity University, San Antonio, USA.
Nancy N. Chen is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California at Santa Cruz, USA.
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