Music, cosmology, and the politics of harmony in early China / / Erica Fox Brindley

• Autore: Brindley Erica <1971->
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 780.931
• Soggetto topico: Music - Political aspects - China - History; Music - Social aspects - China - History; Music - Philosophy and aesthetics
• Soggetto geografico: China History Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C; China History Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C; China History Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Music, cosmology, and the politics of harmony in early China
• ISBN: 1-4384-4314-5; 1-4384-4315-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248278303316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture