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Author : Michael Lackner,Zhao Lu
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-20
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9789004514263
The first book that systematically explores the manifold aspects of divination and prognostication in traditional and modern China.
Author : Richard J Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429710759
Providing an analysis of Chinese divination as a means of organizing and interpreting reality, Richard Smith examines a wide variety of mantic techniques - from the use of the hallowed Yjing to such popular practices as siting (geomancy), astrology, numerology, physiognomy, the analysis of written characters, meteorological divination, the use of mediums (including spirit-writing), and dream interpretation. As he explains the pervasiveness and tenacity of divination in China, the author explores not only the connections between various mantic techniques but also the relationship between divination and other facets of Chinese culture, including philosophy, science and medicine. He discusses the symbolism of divination, its aesthetics, its ritual aspects, and its psychological and social significance, pointing out that in traditional China divination helped to order the future, just as history helped to order the past, and rituals the present.
Author : Stephen Lee Field
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Divination
ISBN : UCSC:32106019700597
In China, the art of divination (the act of seeking prophetic information to avoid misfortune) had a profound influence on the rise of medicine, science, government, and, most importantly, philosophy and religion. This compact volume begins by explaining how divination evolved in Chinese society from the New Stone Age until the classical period and goes on to discuss how new forms of divination developed directly and indirectly out of the ancient traditions.Comprehensive and up-to-date, "Ancient Chinese Divination" will acquaint readers with not only the origin and evolution of a significant and fascinating traditional Chinese art, but also a sampling of its most important practical applications, some of which, such as feng shui, have achieved a near-universal level of appreciation and relevance.
Author : Tom Riseman
Publisher : Thorsons Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : I Ching
ISBN : 0850309859
This easy-to-use guide explains the ancient Chinese divination system of I Ching, enabling anyone to master basic interpretation of the sixty-four hexagrams.
Author : Sasha Fenton
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781612834085
Baffled by Chinese astrology? Confused by Feng Shui? Author Sasha Fenton delves into 11 major Chinese divination systems based on ancient practices, providing easily accessible introductions and instructions so the beginner can put these methods to use. Included are the following: Chinese astrology Feng Shui I Ching Chinese hand reading Face reading Lunar oracle Mah Jong reading Lo Shu Square Weighing the bones Yarrow stick divination Four Pillars of Destiny
Author : James Kao
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Divination
ISBN : 0608123951
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190648473
This book presents for the first time a full translation and analysis of a newly discovered bamboo divination manual from the fourth century BCE China, called the Stalk Divination Method (Shifa). It was used as an alternative to the better-known Zhouyi (popularly known as the I-Ching). The Shifa manual presents a competing method of interpreting the trigrams, the most basic elements of the distinctive sixty-four hexagrams in the Zhouyi. This newly discovered method looks at the combination of four trigrams as a fluid, changeable pattern or unit reflective of different circumstances in an elite man's life. Unlike the Zhouyi, this new manual provides case studies that explain how to read the trigram patterns for different topics. This method is unprecedented in early China and has left no trace in later Chinese divination traditions. Shifa must be understood then as a competing voice in the centuries before the Zhouyi became the hegemonic standard. The authors of this book have translated this new text and "cracked the code" of its logic. This new divination will change our understanding of Chinese divination and bring new light to Zhouyi studies.
Author : Stéphanie Homola
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800738133
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.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004356788
Coping with the Future: Theories and Practices of Divination in East Asia offers contributions to various practical and theoretical aspects of divination from antiquity to the present in East Asia.
Author : Tze-ki Hon
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9789004500037
This book explains the different ways that the Yijing (Book of Changes) was used in Chinese society. It demonstrates that the Yijing was a living text used by the educated elite and the populace to address their fear and anxiety.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004427570
The essays collected in Fate and Prognostication in the Chinese Literary Imagination deal with the issues hidden in the Chinese conception of fate as represented in literary texts and films, with a focus placed on human efforts to solve the riddles of fate prediction.
Author : James Kao
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Divination
ISBN : OCLC:17780564
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : EAN:8596547734840
The I Ching, usually translated as Book of Changes, is an ancient Chinese divination text and among the oldest of the Chinese classics. Originally a divination manual in the Western Zhou period (1000–750 BC), over the course of the Warring States period and early imperial period (500–200 BC) it was transformed into a cosmological text with a series of philosophical commentaries known as the "Ten Wings". The I Ching is used in a type of divination called cleromancy, which uses apparently random numbers. Six numbers between 6 and 9 are turned into a hexagram, which can then be looked up in the text, in which hexagrams are arranged in an order known as the King Wen sequence. The interpretation of the readings found in the I Ching is a matter which has been endlessly discussed and debated over in the centuries following its compilation, and many commentators have used the book symbolically, often to provide guidance for moral decision making as informed by Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.
Author : Zhao Lu
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350327580
Spanning antiquity until the present, Zhao Lu analyses the eclectic and fictitious representations of Confucius that have been widely celebrated by communities of people throughout history. While mainstream scholarship mostly considers Confucius in terms of his role as a celebrated man of wisdom and as a teacher with a humanistic worldview, Zhao addresses the weirder representations. He considers depictions of Confucius as a prophet, a fortune-teller, a powerful demon hunter, a shrewd villain of 19th century American newspapers, an embodiment of feudal evils in the Cultural Revolution, and as a cute friend. Zhao asks why some groups would risk contradicting the well-accepted image of Confucius with such representations and shows how these illustrations reflect the specific anxieties of these communities. He reveals not only how people across history perceived Confucius in diverse ways, but more importantly how they used Confucius in daily life, ranging from calming their anxiety about the future, to legitimizing a dynasty, stereotyping Chinese people, and even to forging a new sense of history.
Author : Stephen L. Karcher
Publisher : Element Books, Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Divination
ISBN : 1862047634
The most ancient of oracles, the I Ching is considered the most powerful Chinese divinatory tool. New Perspectives: The I Ching clearly explains the theory and practice of the I Ching, including traditional and modern divination methods. Sixty-four hexagrams form the book, providing clear interpretations of the readings, guiding the reader towards wise choices in an ever-changing world.