Immortal Sisters
Secret Teachings of Taoist Women Second Edition
$39.80
- Paperback
120 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2011
Summary
Immortal Sisters presents life stories and teachings of distinguished female Taoist adepts who lived from the third to twelfth centuries. Among them is the poet and mystic Sun Bu-er, who passed into folklore as one of the famous Seven Immortals and appears as a character in countless popular novels of China. These accomplished women, renowned in their own day and in history, represent a uniquely female heritage of spiritual mastery. Through poems, stories, teachings, and commentaries, Immorta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781556432224 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1556432224 |
| Author: | Thomas Cleary |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 150mm x 11mm |
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Thomas Cleary
Thomas Cleary is highly regarded as one of the greatest contemporary translators of Asian texts. Among his translations are many classic texts of Buddhism, Taoism, and I Ching studies, including The Essential Tao, Awakening to the Tao, and The Buddhist I Ching. His works have been retranslated into German, Italian, French, Turkish, Hebrew, Spanish, Czech, Thai, Indonesian, Mandarin, and other modern languages.
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