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Research Frontiers in Shangqing School Visionary Experiences and Shamanism

Analyzes ecstatic and visionary experiences in Shangqing Taoism, comparing shamanic possession phenomena with celestial communication experiences.

Celestial Hierarchies and Visionary Cartography in Shangqing Mysticism
Shamanic Possession versus Daoist Internal Cultivation in Medieval China
The Embodied Divine: Gender and Transfiguration in Shangqing Revelations
Pharmacological Ecstasy and Ritual Ascent in Upper Clarity Practices
Heavenly Bureaucracy as Psychological Landscape in Visionary Narratives
Shamanic Soul-Flight and Daoist Neidan: Convergence and Divergence
Auditory Mysticism: Divine Speech and Resonance in Shangqing Texts
Transformation and Metamorphosis in Visionary Encounters with Stellar Deities
Ecstatic Technique and Lineage Authenticity in Shangqing Communities
The Liminal Realm: Boundaries Between Human, Spirit, and Divine in Visions

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