Softcover. Brookline MA, Paradigm Publications , reprint, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 188 pages. When faced with translating the character 'qi', students of Chinese culture, medicine, martial arts, and a wide range of traditional arts and sciences face one of the most perplexing challenges. There would seem to be no direct way to express the ancient metaphysical concept succinctly in English; in fact, it hasn't previously been explored intensively. Scholarly, yet colloquial, the authors examine qi's linguistic and literary roots, stretching back through the shadowy mists of Chinese pre-civilization. It traces the development of the concept of qi through a number of related traditional Chinese disciplines including painting, poetry, calligraphy, dance, medicine, qi gong, and martial arts. Finally, it examines the depth and breadth of qi as manifested in life's cycles. Small stamp to title page, otherwise clean.
