03710nam 2200721Ia 450 991081811100332120200520144314.01-4384-4314-51-4384-4315-32027/heb32133(CKB)2670000000278377(EBL)3408628(SSID)ssj0000780901(PQKBManifestationID)11441199(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000780901(PQKBWorkID)10803955(PQKB)11454596(MiAaPQ)EBC3408628(OCoLC)830023888(MdBmJHUP)muse18644(Au-PeEL)EBL3408628(CaPaEBR)ebr10622325(OCoLC)923417131(dli)HEB32133(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000200(DE-B1597)681888(DE-B1597)9781438443157(EXLCZ)99267000000027837720110902d2012 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMusic, cosmology, and the politics of harmony in early China /Erica Fox Brindley1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20121 online resource (240 p.)SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.1-4384-4313-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Music in state order and cosmic rulership -- A civilizing force for imperial rule -- Regulating sound and the cosmos -- Music and the emergence of a psychology of the emotions -- Sagely attunement to the cosmos -- Music and medicine.Winner of the 2013 Reading Committee Accolade for a Specialist Publication in the Humanities presented by the International Convention of Asia ScholarsIn early China, conceptions of music became important culturally and politically. This fascinating book examines a wide range of texts and discourse on music during this period (ca. 500–100 BCE) in light of the rise of religious, protoscientific beliefs on the intrinsic harmony of the cosmos. By tracking how music began to take on cosmic and religious significance, Erica Fox Brindley shows how music was used as a tool for such enterprises as state unification and cultural imperialism. She also outlines how musical discourse accompanied the growth of an explicit psychology of the emotions, served as a fundamental medium for spiritual attunement with the cosmos, and was thought to have utility and potency in medicine. While discussions of music in state ritual or as an aesthetic and cultural practice abound, this book is unique in linking music to religious belief and demonstrating its convergences with key religious, political, and intellectual transformations in early China.SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and CultureMusicPolitical aspectsChinaHistoryMusicSocial aspectsChinaHistoryMusicPhilosophy and aestheticsChinaHistoryZhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.CChinaHistoryQin dynasty, 221-207 B.CChinaHistoryHan dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.DMusicPolitical aspectsHistory.MusicSocial aspectsHistory.MusicPhilosophy and aesthetics.780.931Brindley Erica1971-1008832MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818111003321Music, cosmology, and the politics of harmony in early China2327736UNINA