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Author Kohn, Livia

Title Daoist Dietetics : Food for Immortality
Published St Petersburg : Three Pines Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (217 pages)
Summary Daoist Dietetics provides an introductory overview of the main characteristics, historical developments, and recipes of the Daoist diet. It begins with two analytical parts: on medicinal diets and on they theory and history of Daoist nutrition. Beyond this, it presents translations of medieval documents on Daoist fasting and concludes with a selection of recipes that can be easily used in a Western kitchen. A path-breaking venture, the book opens new insights into the longevity methods and religious technology of traditional China
Notes Print version record
Subject Cooking, Chinese.
Dietetics -- China
Taoism.
Taoism.
Cooking, Chinese
Dietetics
Taoism
China
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781365553974
1365553973