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Cosmology and political culture in early China /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Cosmology and political culture in early China // Aihe Wang.
remainder title:	Cosmology & Political Culture in Early China
Author:	Wang, Aihe,
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Cosmology, Chinese. -
Subject:	China -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511529221
ISBN:	9780511529221 (ebook)

Cosmology and political culture in early China /
Wang, Aihe,1954-

Cosmology and political culture in early China /Cosmology & Political Culture in Early ChinaAihe Wang. - 1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge studies in Chinese history, literature, and institutions. - Cambridge studies in Chinese history, literature, and institutions..

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Introduction --1.

This radical reinterpretation of the formative stages of Chinese culture and history traces the central role played by cosmology in the formation of China's early empires. It crosses the disciplines of history, social anthropology, archaeology and philosophy to illustrate how cosmological systems, particularly the Five Elements, shaped political culture. By focusing on dynamic change in early cosmology, the book undermines the notion that Chinese cosmology was homogeneous and unchanging. By arguing that cosmology was intrinsic to power relations, it also challenges prevailing theories of political and intellectual history.

ISBN: 9780511529221 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

801938
Cosmology, Chinese.
Subjects--Geographical Terms:

714969
China

LC Class. No.: BD518.C5 / W29 2000

Dewey Class. No.: 181/.11

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