Faith Myth And Reason In Han China
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Faith Myth And Reason In Han China
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Author : Michael Loewe
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Faith Myth And Reason In Han China written by Michael Loewe and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Social Science categories.
In his classic study of the cultural history of Han China, Michael Loewe uses both archaeological discoveries and written records to sketch the conceptual background of various artifacts of the Han period, and shows how ancient Chinese thought is as much informed by mythology as it is dependent on reason. Originally published as Chinese Ideas of Life and Death: Faith, Myth and Reason in the Han Period (202 BC-AD 220), this edition includes a new Preface that discusses relevant discoveries made since the first publication and an updated list of other works on relevant topics.
Chinese Ideas Of Life And Death
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Author : Michael Loewe
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-09-03
Chinese Ideas Of Life And Death written by Michael Loewe and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-03 with Social Science categories.
Many of the basic characteristics of Imperial China took shape during the Han period (202 BC-AD 220). This book, first published in 1982, is a key contribution to our understanding of China’s cultural history. It explains the conceptual background of many of the artefacts of China’s past, and calls on the written word of the philosopher, poet and historian, and on cultural treasures revealed by archaeologists.
Early Chinese Religion Part One Shang Through Han 1250 Bc 220 Ad 2 Vols
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Author : John Lagerwey
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2008-12-24
Early Chinese Religion Part One Shang Through Han 1250 Bc 220 Ad 2 Vols written by John Lagerwey and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-24 with Religion categories.
Together, and for the first time in any language, the 24 essays gathered in these volumes provide a composite picture of the history of religion in ancient China from the emergence of writing ca. 1250 BC to the collapse of the first major imperial dynasty in 220 AD. It is a multi-faceted tale of changing gods and rituals that includes the emergence of a form of “secular humanism” that doubts the existence of the gods and the efficacy of ritual and of an imperial orthodoxy that founds its legitimacy on a distinction between licit and illicit sacrifices. Written by specialists in a variety of disciplines, the essays cover such subjects as divination and cosmology, exorcism and medicine, ethics and self-cultivation, mythology, taboos, sacrifice, shamanism, burial practices, iconography, and political philosophy. Produced under the aegis of the Centre de recherche sur les civilisations chinoise, japonaise et tibétaine (UMR 8155) and the École Pratique des Hautes Études (Paris).
Divination Mythology And Monarchy In Han China
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Author : Michael Loewe
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1994-09-15
Divination Mythology And Monarchy In Han China written by Michael Loewe and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-09-15 with History categories.
Chinese empires were established by force of arms, but sustained by religious rites and intellectual theory. The four centuries from 206 BC to AD 220 witnessed major changes in the state cults and the concepts of monarchy, while various techniques of divination were used to forecast the future or to solve immediate problems. Michael Loewe examines these changes and the links between religion and statecraft. While both mythology and the traditions nurtured by the learned affected the concept and practice of monarchy throughout the period, the political and social weaknesses of the last century of Han rule bring into question the success that was achieved by the imperial ideal. Nevertheless, that ideal and its institutions were of prime importance for the understanding of Han times and for the influence they exercised on China's later dynasties.
The Cambridge History Of China Volume 1 The Ch In And Han Empires 221 Bc Ad 220
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Author : Denis Twitchett
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1986-12-26
The Cambridge History Of China Volume 1 The Ch In And Han Empires 221 Bc Ad 220 written by Denis Twitchett and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-12-26 with History categories.
This volume begins the historical coverage of The Cambridge History of China with the establishment of the Ch'in empire in 221 BC and ends with the abdication of the last Han emperor in AD 220. Spanning four centuries, this period witnessed major evolutionary changes in almost every aspect of China's development, being particularly notable for the emergence and growth of a centralized administration and imperial government. Leading historians from Asia, Europe, and America have contributed chapters that convey a realistic impression of significant political, economic, intellectual, religious, and social developments, and of the contacts that the Chinese made with other peoples at this time. As the book is intended for the general reader as well as the specialist, technical details are given in both Chinese terms and English equivalents. References lead to primary sources and their translations and to secondary writings in European languages as well as Chinese and Japanese.
Everyday Life In Early Imperial China During The Han Period 202 Bc Ad 220
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Author : Michael Loewe
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Everyday Life In Early Imperial China During The Han Period 202 Bc Ad 220 written by Michael Loewe and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Considers the important aspects of life during the Han period, when the foundations were laid for the chief political, economic, cultural and social structures that would characterise imperial China.
Gods Goddesses Of Ancient China
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Author : Trenton Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Release Date : 2014-07-15
Gods Goddesses Of Ancient China written by Trenton Campbell and has been published by Encyclopaedia Britannica this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This authoritative volume examines the two main faiths, Confucianism and Daoism, that developed before China had meaningful contact with the rest of the world. Aspects of Buddhism later joined features of these faiths to form elements of Chinese ideology and, with the beliefs in immortals and the worship of ancestors, they led to a popular religion. The narrative describes the gods and goddesses that dominated China's mythology and folk culture, roughly from the 3rd millennium to 221 BCE, including the Baxian (Eight Immortals), Chang'e (moon goddess), Guandi (god of war), the Men Shen (door spirits), and Pan Gu (first man).
Divination And Prediction In Early China And Ancient Greece
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Author : Lisa Raphals
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-17
Divination And Prediction In Early China And Ancient Greece written by Lisa Raphals and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-17 with History categories.
This book compares the intellectual and social history and past and present contexts of mantic practices (divination) in Chinese and Greek antiquity.
Demystifying The Gods Goddesses And Mythology Of Ancient Chinese Society
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Author : Henry Romano
language : en
Publisher: DTTV PUBLICATIONS
Release Date : 2021-03-13
Demystifying The Gods Goddesses And Mythology Of Ancient Chinese Society written by Henry Romano and has been published by DTTV PUBLICATIONS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-13 with Literary Collections categories.
We have in China the universal worship of ancestors, which constitutes (or did until A.D. 1912) the State religion, usually known as Confucianism, and in addition we have the gods of the specific religions (which also originally took their rise in ancestor-worship), namely, Buddhism and Taoism. (Other religions, though tolerated, are not recognized as Chinese religions.) It is with a brief account of this great hierarchy and its mythology that we will now concern ourselves. Besides the ordinary ancestor-worship (as distinct from the State worship) the people took to Buddhism and Taoism, which became the popular religions, and the literati also honoured the gods of these two sects. Buddhist deities gradually became installed in Taoist temples, and the Taoist immortals were given seats beside the Buddhas in their sanctuaries. Every one patronized the god who seemed to him the most popular and the most lucrative. There even came to be united in the same temple and worshipped at the same altar the three religious founders or figure-heads, Confucius, Buddha, and Lao Tzŭ. The three religions were even regarded as forming one whole, or at least, though different, as having one and the same object: san êrh i yeh, or han san wei i, “the three are one,” or “the three unite to form one” (a quotation from the phrase T’ai chi han san wei i of Fang Yü-lu: “When they reach the extreme the three are seen to be one”). In the popular pictorial representations of the pantheon this impartiality is clearly shown.
China And The West
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Author : Hyobom Pak
language : en
Publisher: Brill Archive
Release Date : 1974
China And The West written by Hyobom Pak and has been published by Brill Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with History categories.