Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgments vii
4. INTRODUCTION. Mysticism: The Chinese Case 1
5. CHAPTER ONE. Mysticism: Experience, Practice, and Philosophy 17
6. CHAPTER TWO. The Foundations of Chinese Mysticism 40
7. CHAPTER THREE. Developments in Commentary Literature 59
8. CHAPTER FOUR. The Immortalization of Philosophical Taoism 81
9. CHAPTER FIVE. Ecstatic Explorations of the Otherworld 96
10. CHAPTER SIX. The Impact of Buddhism 117
11. CHAPTER SEVEN. The Tang Synthesis 139
12. CONCLUSION. Early Chinese Mysticism: An Evaluation 162
13. Notes 177
14. Glossary 189
15. Bibliography 193
16. Index 211