Fate Calculation Experts
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Fate Calculation Experts
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Author : Geng Li
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2019-03-10
Fate Calculation Experts written by Geng Li and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-10 with Social Science categories.
Having long been stigmatized as an immoral and even illegal “superstition”, the popular practice of divination is experiencing a revival in contemporary China. Fate Calculation Experts explores how diviners attempt to achieve legitimation in a society which identifies strongly with modernity, science, and rationality. As well as associating with modern knowledge production systems, diviners build a positive social image for their occupation via claims to moral authority and appeals to “tradition”. Beyond matters of image management, diviners’ efforts towards legitimation also figure in the social relationships and fundamental cultural values they develop in their practice.
The Art Of Fate Calculation
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Author : Stéphanie Homola
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2023-01-13
The Art Of Fate Calculation written by Stéphanie Homola and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-13 with Social Science categories.
From housewives to students and high-ranking officials, people from all social backgrounds in China and Taiwan visit fate calculation masters to learn about their destiny. How do clients assess the diviner’s skills? How does one become a fortune-teller? How is a person’s fate calculated? The Art of Fate Calculation explores how conceptions of fate circulate in Chinese and Taiwanese societies while resisting uniformization and institutionalization. This is not only due to the stigma of “superstition” but also to the internal dynamic of fate calculation practice and learning.
Chinese Mathematical Astrology
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Author : Ho Peng Yoke
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2004-03-01
Chinese Mathematical Astrology written by Ho Peng Yoke and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-01 with History categories.
Though there are a number of well-written works on Chinese divination, there are none that deal with the three sophisticated devices that were employed by the Chinese Astronomical Bureau in the eleventh century and for hundreds of years thereafter. Chinese experts applied the methods associated with these devices to both weather forecasting and to the interpretation of human affairs. Hidden by a veil of secrecy, these methods have always been relatively little known other than by their names. The first work in any language to explore these three methods, known as sanshi (three cosmic boards), this book sheds light on a topic which has been shrouded in mystery for centuries, having been kept secret for many years by the Chinese Astronomical Bureau.
Religion And The Morality Of The Market
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Author : Daromir Rudnyckyj
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-03-30
Religion And The Morality Of The Market written by Daromir Rudnyckyj 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 2017-03-30 with Business & Economics categories.
This book focuses on how neoliberal market practices engender new forms of religiosity, and how religiosity shapes economic actions.
The Oxford Handbook Of Ancient Greek Religion
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Author : Esther Eidinow
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-10-01
The Oxford Handbook Of Ancient Greek Religion written by Esther Eidinow and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-01 with Religion categories.
This handbook offers both students and teachers of ancient Greek religion a comprehensive overview of the current state of scholarship in the subject, from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods. It not only presents key information, but also explores the ways in which such information is gathered and the different approaches that have shaped the area. In doing so, the volume provides a crucial research and orientation tool for students of the ancient world, and also makes a vital contribution to the key debates surrounding the conceptualization of ancient Greek religion. The handbook's initial chapters lay out the key dimensions of ancient Greek religion, approaches to evidence, and the representations of myths. The following chapters discuss the continuities and differences between religious practices in different cultures, including Egypt, the Near East, the Black Sea, and Bactria and India. The range of contributions emphasizes the diversity of relationships between mortals and the supernatural - in all their manifestations, across, between, and beyond ancient Greek cultures - and draws attention to religious activities as dynamic, highlighting how they changed over time, place, and context.
Handbook Of Divination And Prognostication In China
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Author : Michael Lackner
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2022-05-20
Handbook Of Divination And Prognostication In China written by Michael Lackner and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-20 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The first book that systematically explores the manifold aspects of divination and prognostication in traditional and modern China.
Temple Tracks
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Author : Vineeta Sinha
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2023
Temple Tracks written by Vineeta Sinha and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Social Science categories.
The notions of labour, mobility and piety have a complex and intertwined relationship. Using ethnographic methods and a historical perspective, Temple Tracks critically outlines the interlink of railway construction in colonial and post-colonial Asia, as well as the anthropology of infrastructure and transnational mobilities with religion. In Malaysia and Singapore, evidence of religion-making and railway-building from a colonial past is visible in multiple modes and media as memories, recollections and 'traces'.
Visions Of Marriage
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Author : Hsiao-Chiao Chiu
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2023-07-14
Visions Of Marriage written by Hsiao-Chiao Chiu and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-14 with Social Science categories.
Grounded in multi-generational stories from Kinmen in Taiwan, Visions of Marriage explores the historical entanglements between the pursuit of new personal and national futures. Focusing on the relational and future-making aspects of marriage, the ethnography highlights the intersection of transformations across familial generations and shifting political economies in Taiwan, and more globally. While theories of modernity often treat marriage as an index of social change, without adequate attention to its transformative capacities generated through personal and familial agency, this volume provides comparative insights on family change and demographic shifts in Asia.
The Yijing A Guide
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Author : Joseph A. Adler
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022
The Yijing A Guide written by Joseph A. Adler and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Religion categories.
"This book is a concise introduction to the Scripture of Change, or Yijing (formerly spelled I Ching), for general readers, practitioners of divination, students, and non-specialist scholars. Sometimes called the Book of Changes or Classic of Changes, this ancient Chinese text, with roots going back about three thousand years, has traditionally been considered the most profound of the Chinese "classics." Originally a manual of divination, in the late 1st millennium BCE it accumulated appendices, traditionally attributed to Confucius, that transformed it into a uniquely Chinese expression of wisdom. Through the centuries it has inspired countless commentaries, mostly in China but also throughout East Asia. Since the 20th century it has gained global popularity for both its use in divination and its contribution to the world's wisdom literature"--
Stories From An Ancient Land
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Author : Magnus Fiskesjö
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2021-08-13
Stories From An Ancient Land written by Magnus Fiskesjö and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-13 with Social Science categories.
The Wa people have a rich civilization of their own, and a deep history in the mountains of Southeast Asia. Their mythology suggests their land is the first place inhabited by humans, which they care for on behalf of the world. This book introduces aspects of Wa culture, including their approach to the world’s troubles and the lessons others might learn from it. It also presents a new interpretation of Wa headhunting, questioning explanations that see it as a primitive custom, and instead placing it within the fraught history of the last few centuries.