Ritual Civilization And Mythological Coding

Author : Qicui Tang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9811543925

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This book places Li Ji (the Book of Rites) back in the overall context of “books,” “rites” and its research history, drawing on the interrelations between myth, ritual and “materialized” symbols to do so. Further, it employs the double perspectives of “books” and “rites” to explore the sources and symbols of the capping ceremony (rites of passage), decode the prototypes of Miao and Ming Tang, and restore the discourse patterns of “people of five directions.” The book subsequently investigates the formation and function of the Yue Ling calendar and disaster ritual, so as to reveal the human cognitive encoding and metalanguage of ritual behavior involved. In the process, it demonstrates that Li Ji, its textual memories, archaeological remains and “traditional ceremony” narratives are all subject to the latent myth coding mechanism in China’s cultural system, while the “compilation” and “materialized” remains are merely forms of ritual refactoring, interpretation and exhibition, used when authority seeks the aid of ritual civilization to strengthen its legitimacy and maintain the social order.

Author : Qicui Tang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9789811543937

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Ritual Civilization and Mythological Coding by Qicui Tang Pdf

This book places Li Ji (the Book of Rites) back in the overall context of “books,” “rites” and its research history, drawing on the interrelations between myth, ritual and “materialized” symbols to do so. Further, it employs the double perspectives of “books” and “rites” to explore the sources and symbols of the capping ceremony (rites of passage), decode the prototypes of Miao and Ming Tang, and restore the discourse patterns of “people of five directions.” The book subsequently investigates the formation and function of the Yue Ling calendar and disaster ritual, so as to reveal the human cognitive encoding and metalanguage of ritual behavior involved. In the process, it demonstrates that Li Ji, its textual memories, archaeological remains and “traditional ceremony” narratives are all subject to the latent myth coding mechanism in China’s cultural system, while the “compilation” and “materialized” remains are merely forms of ritual refactoring, interpretation and exhibition, used when authority seeks the aid of ritual civilization to strengthen its legitimacy and maintain the social order.

Author : Jiansheng Hu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789811546341

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Big Tradition and Chinese Mythological Studies by Jiansheng Hu Pdf

This book focuses on reinterpreting mythical China from the perspective of the cultural theory of big tradition. It is divided into two parts: the first explains the theoretical development and features of the Chinese version of big tradition, identifying the differences between the Eastern and Western cultural traditions (big tradition and great tradition). The second part then reinterprets the core values and mythical ideas of Chinese civilization and traditional culture from the perspective of big tradition. Moving beyond the small tradition of text centrism and using new methods and materials, the book reveals the original meaning and the cultural coding function of big tradition during the preliterate period. Drawing on integrated evidence from literature handed down from ancient times, oral and intangible cultural heritage, tangible culture, cross-cultures, image culture and unearthed documents, the book interprets Chinese cultural traditions and spiritual values from local, archaeological, experiential and survival perspectives, to help readers better understand the mythical codes and genes of early Chinese culture.

Author : Ali Sayigh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783031047145

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Achieving Building Comfort by Natural Means by Ali Sayigh Pdf

​Achieving Building Comfort by Natural Means explores examples of green building designs and methods that are currently being used around the world to achieve human comfort in buildings. The operation of buildings accounts for more than 40% of total energy use and is a major source of carbon emissions. It is imperative that this consumption be substantially decreased and that energy needed for building comfort is obtained from renewable and environmentally friendly sources. This book brings together a global group of contributors who look at factors such as location, climate, building materials, energy management, ventilation, thermal environmental conditions, shading, lighting, acoustics, and more that are critical for achieving buildings that are more sustainable. Thermal comfort and climatic potential of ventilative cooling in Italian climates is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Chiara Palladino,Gabriel Bodard
Publisher : Ubiquity Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781914481338

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Can’t Touch This by Chiara Palladino,Gabriel Bodard Pdf

What are the implications of digital representation on intellectual property and ownership of cultural heritage? Are aspirations to preservation and accessibility in the digital space reconcilable with cultural sensitivities, colonized history, and cultural appropriation? This volume brings together different perspectives from academics and practitioners of Cultural Heritage, to address current debates in the digitization and other computational study of cultural artifacts. From the tension between the materiality of cultural heritage objects and the intangible character of digital models, we explore larger issues in intellectual property, collection management, pedagogical practice, inclusion and accessibility, and the role of digital methods in decolonization and restitution debates. The contributions include perspectives from a wide range of disciplines, addressing these questions within the study of the material culture of Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.

Author : Deborah Lynn Porter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000553321

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The Evolution of Chinese Filiality by Deborah Lynn Porter Pdf

This unique book brings a fresh interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of ancient Chinese history, creating a historical model for the emergence of cultural mainstays by applying recent dramatic findings in the fields of neuroscience and cultural evolution. The centrality in Chinese culture of a deep reverence for the lives of preceding generations, filial piety, is conventionally attributed to Confucius (551-479 B.C.), who viewed hierarchical family relations as foundational for social order. Here, Porter argues that Confucian conceptions of filiality themselves evolved from a systemized set of behaviors and thoughts, a mental structure, which descended from a specific Neolithic mindset, and that this psychological structure was contoured by particular emotional conditions experienced by China’s earliest farmers. Using case study analysis from Neolithic sky observers to the dynastic cultures of the Shang and Western Zhou, the book shows how filial piety evolved as a structure of feeling, a legacy of a cultural predisposition toward particular moods and emotions that were inherited from the ancestral past. Porter also brings new urgency to the topic of ecological grief, linking the distress central to the evolution of the filial structure to its catalyst in an environmental crisis. With a blended multidisciplinary approach combining social neuroscience, cultural evolution, cognitive archaeology, and historical analysis, this book is ideal for students and researchers in neuropsychology, religion, and Chinese culture and history.

Author : Shuxian Ye
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9789811930966

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A Mythological Approach to Exploring the Origins of Chinese Civilization by Shuxian Ye Pdf

Is the lion the symbol of China? Or should it be the dragon or the phoenix? This book makes a provocative interpretation of the Chinese ancient totems such as the bear and the owl. Taking a mythological approach, it explores the origin of Chinese civilization using the quadruple evidence method, which integrates ancient and unearthed literature, oral transmission, and archeological objects and graphs. It testifies to the authenticity of unresolved ancient myths and legends from the origins of Chinese Jade Ware (6200BC-5400 BC) to the names of the Yellow Emperor (2698–2598 BC) and the legends from the Xia (2010BC-1600BC), Shang (1600BC-046BC), Zhou (1046BC-771BC), and Qin (221BC-206BC) Dynasties. The book lays the foundation for a reconstruction of Chinese Mythistory. With well over 200 photographs of historic artifacts, the book appeals to both researchers and general readers.

Author : Li Yang,Shuxian Ye
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Humanities
ISBN : 9789819977505

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Crossing the Border by Li Yang,Shuxian Ye Pdf

This book is the first monograph of its kind in the academic world which comprehensively expounds the new methodology of humanities. The quadruple-evidence method is one which integrates quadruple-evidences to open up new horizon for interpretation of ancient culture in the three-dimensional manner. The first layer of evidence refers to documents passed down from the past; the second layer of evidence refers to local written materials; the third layer of evidence includes oral legends of anthropology and folklore and etiquette in the living folk customs; the fourth layer of evidence refers to those ancient objects and images either unearthed in archaeological excavations or handed down from the past. The book consists of theoretical explorations and their applications in individual cases. While the first part studies the academic evolution, theory and methodological value of the quadruple-evidence method, the second part, in using the method in different cases, explores different historical and cultural phenomena in the history of China, attempting to extend the frontier of the origin of civilization from the approach of mythological study.

Author : Joseph Eddy Fontenrose
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520019245

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The Ritual Theory of Myth by Joseph Eddy Fontenrose Pdf

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Mythology
ISBN : BSB:BSB11614844

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Myth, Ritual and Religion by Andrew Lang Pdf

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Mythology
ISBN : HARVARD:32044054090782

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Myth, Ritual and Religion by Andrew Lang Pdf

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781435752023

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Myth, Ritual and Religion by Andrew Lang Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : 1435101219

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Ancient Civilizations by Anonim Pdf

From the dazzling temples of the Acropolis to the strange and enigmatic glyphs of the Maya, Ancient Civilizations takes readers on a fascinating journey back in time. This richly illustrated book explores the beliefs, rituals, arts and myths of ancient cultures across the world, beginning with the first civilizations of the Fertile Crescent and progressing to the early Middle Ages. Informative, accessible text and gorgeous, detailed photographs of art work and sacred sites give readers real insight into our ancient ancestors' daily lives. Special emphasis is given to symbols, sacred texts, religious ceremonies, gods and goddesses, visions of the cosmos, and sacred sites. If you've ever felt drawn to the magic, legends, and mysteries of the past, this is the perfect book for both reading pleasure and reference.

Author : Gregory Nagy
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501732027

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Greek Mythology and Poetics by Gregory Nagy Pdf

Gregory Nagy here provides a far-reaching assessment of the relationship between myth and ritual in ancient Greek society. Nagy illuminates in particular the forces of interaction and change that transformed the Indo-European linguistic and cultural heritage into distinctly Greek social institutions between the eighth and the fifth centuries B.C. Included in the volume are thirteen of Nagy's major essays—all extensively revised for book publication—on various aspects of the Hellenization of Indo-European poetics, myth and ritual, and social ideology. The primary aim of this book is to examine the Greek language as a reflection of society, with special attention to its function as a vehicle for transmitting mythology and poetics. Nagy's emphasis on the language of the Greeks, and on its comparison with the testimony of related Indo-European languages such as Latin, Indic, and Hittite, reflects his long-standing interest in Indo-European linguistics. The individual chapters examine the development of Hellenic poetics in the traditions of Homer and Hesiod; the Hellenization of Indo-European myths and rituals, including myths of the afterlife, rituals of fire, and symbols in the Greek lyric; and the Hellenization of Indo-European social ideology, with reference to such cultural institutions as the concept of the city-state. A path-breaking application of the principles of social anthropology, comparative mythology, historical linguistics, and oral poetry theory to the study of classics, Greek Mythology and Poetics will be an invaluable resource for classicists and other scholars of linguistics and literary theory.

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387023138

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Myth, Ritual and Religion by Andrew Lang Pdf

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