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Tang Dynasty Saver Problem Research

Posted on:2013-01-22Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L Y LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330374962177Subject:History of Ancient China
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Keeping young and exceeding the boundary of the life is what people always desire. Then refine and take the Golden elixir became the important way through which the ancient people purse their dream and a part of their livers without consciousness. The paper choose the Tang dynasty when taking elixir is popular as the target.The Golden elixir is the clue. Through which investigating the development and change of alchemy.The reason of taking elixir's epidemic the taboo and the social stratum of taking,and so on.In order to refract the relevent aspect of society through an important side.The paper has five parts. The first part is the preface introduce the reason of topic choosing.Review the history of research.Elaborate the way and thinking of the research.The second part's topic is talking about the Golden elixir.Pay attention to the development process of alchemy before The Tang Dynasty especially the internal and external elixir alchemy in The Tang Dynasty and the expression of external elixir in period of great prosperity. Internal and external elixir alchemy have their own characteristic.Their characteristics expression in the multitudinous groups and name of the Golden elixir. The third part.Through representative cases, pay attention to the taboo and the social stratum of taking.The group is mainly made of the rich and the religion person.There are also many taboos of taking.The forth part is the social select of golden elixir.The ruler's encouragement and the golden elixir's efficacy in reality promote the taking elixir's epidemic.The last part's topic is the change from external elixir to internal elixir. Taking about the development of internal elixir in Tang Dynasty.The reason of changing and why the ancient people insist in taking elixir even though many people died from taking elixir. The eternal elixir alchemy went downhill from the top time in Tang Dynasty.Internal elixir alchemy became more prosperous and more properous. This situation has something with the way in which internal and external elixir alchemy practice and the change of social environmentThere are three new places in the article.The first.research the Tang Dynasty's golden elixir comprehensively and systematicly. Make clear of the golden elixir basically. Second.On the basic of historic document make use of methods of many subjects alternately, talking about the sect and development of the alchemy.The third, analyzing the reason and the characteristic of taking elixir deeply. Because of lacking of historic document and the authors's poor level.There are still some concrete questions unsolvable. In expect of the other new achievement about the topic.
Keywords/Search Tags:The Tang Dynasty, Golden Elixir, Alchemy
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