Astrology and cosmology in early China : conforming earth to heaven / / David W. Pankenier, Lehigh University [[electronic resource]]
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Pankenier David W (David William)
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| Titolo: |
Astrology and cosmology in early China : conforming earth to heaven / / David W. Pankenier, Lehigh University [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 589 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina: | 133.5/9231 |
| Soggetto topico: | Astrology, Chinese |
| Cosmology, Chinese | |
| Note generali: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Part One. Astronomy and cosmology in the time of dragons -- Part Two. Aligning with heaven -- Part Three. Planetary omens and cosmic ideology -- Part Four. Warring states and Han astral portentology -- Part Five. One with the sky. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The ancient Chinese were profoundly influenced by the Sun, Moon and stars, making persistent efforts to mirror astral phenomena in shaping their civilization. In this pioneering text, David W. Pankenier introduces readers to a seriously understudied field, illustrating how astronomy shaped the culture of China from the very beginning and how it influenced areas as disparate as art, architecture, calendrical science, myth, technology, and political and military decision-making. As elsewhere in the ancient world, there was no positive distinction between astronomy and astrology in ancient China, and so astrology, or more precisely, astral omenology, is a principal focus of the book. Drawing on a broad range of sources, including archaeological discoveries, classical texts, inscriptions and paleography, this thought-provoking book documents the role of astronomical phenomena in the development of the 'Celestial Empire' from the late Neolithic through the late imperial period. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Astrology & Cosmology in Early China |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Astrology and cosmology in early China |
| ISBN: | 1-139-89039-5 |
| 1-107-28902-5 | |
| 1-107-29391-X | |
| 1-107-29007-4 | |
| 1-139-01746-2 | |
| 1-107-29112-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462675703321 |
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