A01=Richard J Smith
Author_Richard J Smith
Calendrical Calculations
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Chinese astrology
Chinese Divination
Chinese mantic practices
Correlative Cosmology
cultural psychology China
divination methods in Chinese society
Dream Divination
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Fengshui Specialists
Flowers from Horseback
Forbidden City
Huang Daxian
Kangxi Emperor
Late Imperial China
Late Imperial Era
Line Readings
Lunar Lodges
Mantic Techniques
numerology techniques
Oracle Bones
Orthodox Cosmology
Professional Fortune Tellers
Qing Period
Qing Scholars
Qing Times
ritual symbolism
Siku Quanshu
Spiritual Sticks
State Calendar
traditional geomancy
Yang Line
Yijing in Qing Society
Yin Line
Young Man
Zhu Xi
Product details
- ISBN 9780367009939
- Weight: 990g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 29 Nov 2021
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
