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The Oracle Bone Inscriptions From Huayuanzhuang East
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Author : Adam C. Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2019-11-18
The Oracle Bone Inscriptions From Huayuanzhuang East written by Adam C. Schwartz and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-18 with History categories.
Since 1899 more than 73,000 pieces of inscribed divination shell and bone have been found inside the moated enclosure of the Anyang-core at the former capital of the late Shang state. Nearly all of these divinations were done on behalf of the Shang kingsand has led to the apt characterization that oracle bone inscriptions describe their motivations, experiences, and priorities. There are, however, much smaller sets of divination accounts that were done on behalf of members of the Shang elite other than the king.First noticed in the early 1930's, grouped and periodized shortly thereafter, oracle bone inscriptions produced explicitly by or on behalf of "royal familygroups" reveal information about key aspects of daily life in Shang societythat are barely even mentioned in Western scholarship. The newly published Huayuanzhuang East Oracle Bone inscriptions are a spectacular addition to the corpus of texts from Anyang: hundreds of intact or largely intact turtle shells and bovine scapulae densely inscribed with records of the divinations in which they were used. They were produced on the behalf of a mature prince of the royal family whose parents, both alive and still very much active, almost certainly were the twenty-first Shang king Wu Ding (r. c. 1200 B.C.) and his consort Lady Hao (fu Hao). The Huayuanzhuang East corpus is an unusually homogeneous set of more than two thousand five hundred divination records, produced over a short period of time on behalf of a prince of the royal family. There are typically multiple records of divinations regarding the same or similar topics that can be synchronized together, which not only allows for remarkable access into the esoteric world of divination practice, but also produce micro-reconstructions of what is essentially East Asia's earliest and most complete "day and month planner." Because these texts are unusually linguistically transparent and well preserved, homogeneous in orthography and content, and published to an unprecedentedly high standard, they are also ideal material for learning to read and interpret early epigraphic texts. The Huayuanzhuang East oracle bone inscriptions are a tremendously important Shang archive of "material documents" that were produced by a previously unknown divination and scribal organization. They expose us to an entirely fresh set of perspectives and preoccupationscentering ona member of the royal family at the commencement of China's historical period. The completely annotated English translation of the inscriptions is the first of its kind, and is a vibrant new source of Shang history that can be accessedto rewrite and supplement what we know about early Chinese civilization and life in the ancient world. Before the discerning reader are the motives, preoccupations, and experiences of a late Shang prince working simultaneously in service both for his Majesty, his parents, and hisown family.
A Legacy Of Elegance
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Author : Li Zongkun
language : en
Publisher: The Chinese University Press
Release Date : 2017-10-15
A Legacy Of Elegance written by Li Zongkun and has been published by The Chinese University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-15 with History categories.
This publication is the product of several auspicious occasions. United College celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2016-2017, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library marked this occasion by carrying out preservation work and cataloguing the collection of fortyfour oracle bones, which comprised the majority of this study. The remaining twentyseven oracle bones belong to the Art Museum, which is pleased to publish them jointly to celebrate the golden anniversary of the Institute of Chinese Studies, of which the museum is an integral part. This year also marks the fortieth anniversary of the Chinese University Press. These milestones occasion the tripartite collaboration.
Oracle Bones
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Author : Peter Hessler
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-03-17
Oracle Bones written by Peter Hessler and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-17 with History categories.
A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones, Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's transformation, viewing modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. In a narrative that gracefully moves between the ancient and the present, the East and the West, Hessler captures the soul of a country that is undergoing a momentous change before our eyes.
Oracle Bones Divination
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Author : Kostas Dervenis
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-12-17
Oracle Bones Divination written by Kostas Dervenis and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-17 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The first complete guide to this ancient Greek form of divination • Explains how to cast and interpret this oracle using either coins or traditional animal bones • Reveals how the use of oracle bones predates the I Ching • Includes the complete matrix of oracle interpretations reconstructed by the author from stanzas in ancient Greek temples In ancient Greece methods of foretelling the future were widespread, whether they were official oracles of the gods or simple dice games to divine one’s luck. One of the most popular and accessible ways of determining one’s fate and fortune was through the ritual casting of animal bones, similar to the casting of coins or yarrow stalks with the Chinese I Ching. Kostas Dervenis explains how to interpret the casting of the oracle bones--either traditional sheep anklebones or coins--to answer your questions on love, health, wealth, and the future. Using the original stanzas discovered in ancient Greek temples in Greece and Turkey, the author reconstructs the complete matrix of interpretation for each possible casting of the bones. He explores how this practice traces back to the Golden Age of the Neolithic period in Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria--predating the I Ching--and how it is still practiced today as the popular folk game of “knucklebones.” Providing the first complete guide to this ancient practice, Dervenis allows anyone to cast the bones for guidance, inspiration, and insight into their fate.
Sources Of Shang History
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Author : David N. Keightley
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1985
Sources Of Shang History written by David N. Keightley and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with History categories.
Oracle Bones Stars And Wheelbarrows
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Author : Frank Ross
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 1982
Oracle Bones Stars And Wheelbarrows written by Frank Ross and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses the achievements of the ancient Chinese in astronomy, medicine, science, and engineering, as well as such influential Chinese inventions as paper, printing, gunpowder, and the compass.
A Little Primer Of Chinese Oracle Bone Inscriptions With Some Exercises
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Author : Ken'ichi Takashima
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
A Little Primer Of Chinese Oracle Bone Inscriptions With Some Exercises written by Ken'ichi Takashima and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Inscriptions, Chinese categories.
Oracle Bones
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Author : Peter Hessler
language : en
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date : 2007-05-08
Oracle Bones written by Peter Hessler and has been published by Harper Perennial this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-08 with Travel categories.
A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones, Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's transformation, viewing modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. In a narrative that gracefully moves between the ancient and the present, the East and the West, Hessler captures the soul of a country that is undergoing a momentous change before our eyes.
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Author : Royal Ontario Museum
language : en
Publisher: Toronto, Canada : Royal Ontario Museum
Release Date : 1979
written by Royal Ontario Museum and has been published by Toronto, Canada : Royal Ontario Museum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Inscriptions, Chinese categories.
Oracle Bones
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Author : James Harpur
language : en
Publisher: Carcanet Press
Release Date : 2001
Oracle Bones written by James Harpur and has been published by Carcanet Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Poetry categories.
Drawing on legend, myth and sacred traditions, this work features poems that explore universal forces - seen and unseen, personal and cosmic - shaping people's destinies, and the signs by which their patterns are revealed.