The Spiritual Features of the Experience of qi in Chinese Martial Arts

I argue in this article, grounding on a phenomenological analysis of the experience of qi in Chinese martial arts, that the experience of qi in this framework can share the features of a secular spiritual experience, in other words of a spiritual experience that is not religious, at least not necess...

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Main Author: Cibotaru, Veronica (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2021
In: Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 10
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B phenomenology of qi
B Religion
B phenomenology of corporeity
B phenomenology of martial arts
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