£54.00

Bàopǔzǐ nèipiān 抱朴子內篇 (Inner Chapters of Master Embracing Simplicity): An Annotated Translation of Gě Hóng's 葛洪 (283-343) Masterwork (Volume 1) (Daoist Translation Series)

Taoism

Price data last checked 87 day(s) ago - refreshing...

View at Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Last 4 days • 4 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 4 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £54 (4 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £54 - £54

Price levels: 1 different prices over 4 days

Description

The first complete annotated English translation of the Bàopǔzǐ nèipiān 抱朴子內篇(Inner Chapters of Master Embracing Simplicity) by Gě Hóng 葛洪 (283-343 CE) The Bàopǔzǐ nèipiān 抱朴子內篇 (Inner Chapters of Master Embracing Simplicity; DZ 1185; ZH 980) is a major early medieval Daoist literary work. Consisting of a preface and twenty chapters, it was composed by Gě Hóng 葛洪 (Bàopǔ 抱朴 [Embracing Simplicity]; 283-343 CE), who was a member of the once-prominent, Jiāngsū-based Gě 葛 family as well as a key representative and systematizer of the Tàiqīng 太清 (Great Clarity) movement. Dating to 320, but first completed around 317 and revised around 330, the text is a summa of early medieval Chinese and Daoist religiosity, with a specific focus on Jīndān 金丹 (Golden Elixir), or external alchemy (wàidān 外丹). This involves the gathering, refining, and transmutation of various alchemical substances with the aspiration to complete the elixir of immortality. The current publication is the first complete annotated English translation of Gě’s masterwork. In addition to translating the entire received text with attentiveness to text-critical issues, the present English rendering includes reproductions of all of the Daoist talismans contained in Chapter 17: “Dēngshè登涉” (Ascending and Fording), that is, a key material culture dimension excluded from most publications. The accompanying, extensive annotations address alchemical, herbological, historical, intertextual, mineralogical, and text-critical dimensions and issues. Volume I includes the front matter, general introduction, and chapters one through ten. Volume II includes chapters eleven through twenty, the appendices, and the bibliography. The five appendices explore Gě’s autobiography and library as well as the pharmacopoeia, bestiary, and lexigraphy associated with the Bàopǔzǐ nèipiān. The Chinese Daoist source-text in turn invites readers to undertake a fascinating contemplative journey, one in which aspirants ascend mountains and ford rivers in search of the elixir of immortality.

Product Specifications

Format: Hardcover
ASIN: B0G4RWFG4G
Category: Books > Subjects > Religion & Spirituality > Other Religions > Taoism
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 08 December 2025
Listed Since: 02 December 2025

Barcode

No barcode data available

Bàopǔzǐ nèipiān 抱朴子內篇 (Inner Chapters of Master Embracing Simplicity): An Annotated Translation of Gě Hóng's 葛洪 (283-343) Masterwork (Volume 1) (Daoist Translation Series)

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Bàopǔzǐ nèipiān 抱朴子內篇 (Inner Chapters of Master Embracing Simplicity): An Annotated Translation of Gě Hóng's 葛洪 (283-343) Masterwork (Volume 2) (Daoist Translation Series)

Handbooks for Daoist Practice: Volume II

Handbooks for Daoist Practice: Volume I

Handbooks for Daoist Practice: Volume III

Daode jing: A Contextual, Contemplative, and Annotated Bilingual Translation

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching: A Translation of the Startling New Documents Found at Guodian (Translations from the Asian Classics)

Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 50-51 Part 1: The Eight Battle Arrays of New Formulae with Commentaries and Supplementary Case Studies

Zhuangzi: A New Translation of the Sayings of Master Zhuang as Interpreted by Guo Xiang (Translations from the Asian Classics)

The Precious Treasury of the Expanse and Awakened Awareness; The Ornaments of the Definitive Secret

Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 1-3: Eight Principles, Ten Questions, and Mingmen Theory

Classical Chinese Literature – An Anthology of Translations – From Antiquity to the Tang Dynasty Volume 1: 01

Taoism and Chinese Religion

To Live as Long as Heaven and Earth: A Translation and Study of Ge Hong's Traditions of Divine Transcendents: 2 (Daoist Classics)

The Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol.50-51 Part 2: Eight Battle Arrays of New Formulae With Historical Commentaries and Supplementary Case Studies

Fourth-Century Daoist Family: The Zhen’gao, or Declarations of the Perfected, Volume 1

THE MAJOR MANDAEAN & NASORAEAN SCRIPTURES: IN ONE VOLUME

The Lankavatara Sutra in Modern English Volume1: Featuring Three Foundational Chinese Translations and Two Key Commentaries

The Lankavatara Sutra in Modern English Volume2: Featuring Three Foundational Chinese Translations and Two Key Commentaries

Great Clarity: Daoism and Alchemy in Early Medieval China (Asian Religions and Cultures)

The Complete Works of Zhuangzi (Translations from the Asian Classics)

Routledge - The People and the Dao: Chinese Religions Study

Wisdom of Zhuang Zi on Daoism: Translated with Annotations and Commentaries by Chung Wu: 201 (American University Studies)

The Ekottara Agama Sutra A New Translation with Commentary, Volume 2: A Clear and Accessible Translation for the Modern Reader (The Madhyama Āgama Sutra)

The Lankavatara Sutra in Modern English Volume3: Featuring Three Foundational Chinese Translations and Two Key Commentaries