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The canonical sources in the Taoist Ming canon contain various transmissions of exorcist rituals, which include a great number of spells. Spells, representing secret formulas, are essential elements in any…
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Papers from a symposium held November 5-7, 2012 at the Humboldt University in Berlin, and organized by the Chinese Department of Humboldt University.
Symposium sponsored by the Department of Sinology at Humboldt University in Berlin in June 2011: foreword, p. [vii].
In 2007 the Chinese Department of Humboldt University (Berlin) staged a symposium on foundations of Daoist ritual. The results in English and Chinese (with summaries) are presented in this book…
Basic Conditions of Taoist Thunder Magic presents most basic concepts and practices of Thunder Magic (Wu-lei fa). In the Song period (12th ct.) Wu-lei fa was a label given to…
Essays published in connection with a cycle of lectures held at the Humboldt Universit'at, Berlin, Wintersemester 2003/2004.
Table of contents I. Daoist Scripture and Practice in Comparative Perspective A. Feldtkeller, Scriptures, Forms of Practice, and Comparative Religion P. Andersen, Scriptural Traditions West and East: Foundation of Belief…
