7 The Tang Period

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Translator's Foreword ix
4. Author's Preface xv
5. Chronology xix
6. Introduction: Definitions and Controlling Concepts 1
7. 1 The Warring States (Fourth to Third Centuries B.C.) 25
8. 2 New Elements Under the Han 42
9. 3 The Celestial Masters 53
10. 4 Ge Hong and His Tradition 78
11. 5 The Shangqing School 114
12. 6 The Lingbao School 149
13. 7 The Tang Period 184
14. 8 Under the Song and the Yuan: Interior Alchemy 212
15. Conclusion 257
16. Notes 265
17. Suggestions for Further Readings 273
18. Index 283