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The secret of everlasting life

the first translation of the ancient Chinese text on immortality

by Richard Bertschinger & Boyang Wei

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Languages: Chinese, English

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Traditions: Alchemy and Hermeticism, Asian esoteric and internal traditions

Subjects: Alchemy, China, Taoism, Ancient, Elixir of life

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism and Asian esoteric and internal traditions.

  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the subject metadata.

    • “Alchemy”· in subject
  • Asian esoteric and internal traditions

    Controlled discovery queries from wellcome matched “Taoism”. Retained metadata contains “Taoism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Taoism”· via Wellcome Collection
    • “Taoism”· in subject

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Editions

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the first translation of the ancient Chinese text on immortality

Wellcome Collection bibliographic record

vi, 293 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

[1994]ElementChinese, English
  • 1852305681
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