A perennial favorite. This short treatise outlines the history of the Bible in complete; yet simple terms. Shows how the Catholic Church has determined and proclaimed through her infallible rulings just which books are actually part of Sacred Scripture; and how she has preserved and maintained the Bible throughout the centuries. A real eye-opener; especially for anyone who thinks the Bible is a Protestant book.
#1474715 in Books Center for Chinese Studies; The Universi 1989-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.00 x 6.00l; 1.20 #File Name: 0892640855398 pages
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. A Good Collection of Essays on the SubjectBy John C. Marshell Jr.This book is a good collection of essays from an academic publisher (University of Michigan) edited by Livia Kohn; a recognized expert in the field of Taoist studies. While it makes no effort to be a "how-to" book on Taoist meditation; the book possesses a wealth of information that could be useful to any serious student of meditation; traditional Chinese medicine; or Chinese religion. The essays are filled with clear and defining discussions on a wide variety of topics by experts in the field; including Livia Kohn and the Isabelle Robinet.A careful reading of the book yields information on alchemy; the Chinese understanding of mind-body relations; human anthropology; cosmology; esoteric and exoteric textual analysis; ethics and self-cultivation. Several essays include diagrams and translations of important texts; and though the reader will find Chinese characters throughout the book; paranthetical translations or inclusive explanations aid the general reader in deciphering technical information and unfamiliar concepts. Though academic in its character and style; the reader does not need to be an expert in the field to gain insights from this book. I used much of the information from the essays to open additional venues for research. A good index and reference sections for further reading accompany each essay.I include here the table of contents:1. Yoshinobu Sakade: "Longevity Techniques in Japan: Ancient Sources and Contemporary Studies"2. Hidemi Ishida: "Body and Mind: The Chinese Perspective"3. Akira Akahori: "Drug Taking and Immortality"4. Toshiaki Yamada: "Longevity Techniques and the Compilation of the 'Lingbao wufuxu'"5. Livia Kohn: "Gaurding the One: Concentrative Meditation in Taoism"6. Isabelle Robinet: "Visualization and Ecstatic Flight in Shangqing Taoism"7. Livia Kohn: "Taoist Insight Meditation: The Tang Practice of 'Neiguan'"8. Catherine Despeux: "Gymnastics: The Ancient Tradition"9. Ute Englehardt: "Qi for Life: Longevity in the Tang"10. Isabelle Robinet: "Original Contributions of 'Neidan' to Taoism and Chinese Thought"11. Kunio Miura: "The Revival of Qi: Qigong in Contemporary China"I would say that if your reading in Taoism has advanced past the many general introductory books available on the subject (eg. John Blofeld'sTaoism: The Road to Immortality; an old favorite of mine); this book should be the next item on your reading list. If you seek a "how-to" presentation of this material; Charles Luk's Taoist Yoga: Alchemy Immortality may prove helpful.This book is highly recommended.15 of 34 people found the following review helpful. DisappointingBy JoyI was disappointed because I expected to actually learn some technique. Instead it seems to be a long list of the sources of some technique; which is not described in detail. So I am still in a fog about my longevity. Sorry to be negative. Perhaps I can find another more fulfilling book?
