This is the first comprehensive anthology of the Chinese sexology classics, the world’s oldest and most advanced tradition of sexual yoga. While remaining accessible to the general reader, the translation of these texts, most never before translated in toto and some only recently unearthed in China, sets new standards of accuracy and scholarly felicity.
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PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
I. Motive and Focus
II. The Ethos of Chinese Sexual Practices
The Empirical Ground
The Metaphysical Ground
The Individual and the Imperial Ideals
The Battle of the Sexes
The Cult of Youth
Sexual Practices and Ethics
The Sexology Classics as Literatur
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III. Sexual Practices and Medicine
IV. Sexual Practices and Taoism
The Position of Sexual Practices in Taoism
The Vocabulary of Sexual Yoga
Sexual Practices and Meditation
V. Thematic Progressions
The Pleasure Principle
The Position of Women
Ejaculation Frequency and Control
Sexual Energy
VI. The Development of Chinese Sexology
Chinese Studies
Western Studies
VII. Conclusion
PART TWO: THE CHINESE SEXUAL YOGA CLASSICS
VIII. The Han Classics Rediscovered
Introduction
‘Uniting Yin and Yang’
‘Discourse on the Highest Tao under Heaven’
IX. The Sui-T’ang Classics Reconstructed
Introduction
The Classic of Su Nu
Prescriptions of Su Nu
Essentials of the Jade Chamber
Secrets of the Jade Chamber
Tung Hsuan tzu
X. Medical Manuals and Handbooks for Householders
Introduction
‘Health Benefits of the Bedchamber’
‘The Dangers and Benefits of Intercourse with Women’
The Wondrous Discourse of Su Nu
True Classic of Perfect Union
Exposition of Cultivating the True Essence
XI. The Elixir Literature of Sexual Alchemy
Introduction
Seeking Instruction on the Golden Elixir
Ture Transmission of the Golden Elixir
Summary of the Golden Elixir
Secret Principles of Gathering the True Essence
‘The Rootless Tree’
XII. Women’s Practices
Introduction
Queen Mother of the West’s Ten Percepts
Essentials of the Golden Elixir Method for Women
Master Li Ni-wan’s Precious Raft for Women’s Dual Practice
Correct Methods for Women’s Practice
Notes
Bibliography
Appendix: Dates of the Dynasties
Index
Over de auteur
Douglas Wile is Associate Professor at Brooklyn College. He is the author of The Art of the Bedchamber: The Chinese Sexual Yoga Classics, Including Women’s Solo Meditation Texts, also published by SUNY Press.
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