Traditional magic in Taoist ritual: incantations, Mudras and Yu paces

Authors

  • Мариана Сергеевна Зорькина St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article describes magic aspects in Taoist rituals, i.e. incantations, talismans, Mudras and Yu paces. It focuses on the origins of esoteric traditions, their structure and main constituents. It is concluded that all the four aforementioned components of Taoist ritual cannot and should not be studied separately but are parts of one entity. They jointly appeal to the divine powers but have no self-value even in case of a postulated figurative quality of any given component.

Keywords:

China, Taoism, magic, Mudras, Yu paces

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Published

2010-06-21

How to Cite

Зорькина, М. С. (2010). Traditional magic in Taoist ritual: incantations, Mudras and Yu paces. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (2), 26–40. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/1911

Issue

No. 2 (2010): Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 13. Asian Studies. African Studies

Section

Geocultural spaces and codes of the cultures of Asia and Africa

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Articles of "Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies" are open access distributed under the terms of the License Agreement with Saint Petersburg State University, which permits to the authors unrestricted distribution and self-archiving free of charge.

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