In this landmark text, David W. Pankenier introduces readers to a seriously understudied field, illustrating how astronomy shaped the culture of ancient China. Drawing on a broad range of sources, he reveals how astronomical concepts influenced almost every area of social organization, from art and architecture, to political and military decision making.
In this landmark text, David W. Pankenier introduces readers to a seriously understudied field, illustrating how astronomy shaped the culture of ancient China. Drawing on a broad range of sources, he reveals how astronomical concepts influenced almost every area of social organization, from art and architecture, to political and military decision making.
David W. Pankenier is Professor of Chinese at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania. His current research interests range from the history of ideas in early China, to archaeoastronomy and cultural astronomy. He is particularly interested in the connection between rare astronomical phenomena and epoch-making political and military events in ancient China.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part I. Astronomy and Cosmology in the Time of Dragons: 1. Astronomy begins at Taosi 2. Watching for dragons Part II. Aligning with Heaven: 3. Looking to the supernal lord 4. Bringing heaven down to earth 5. Astral revelation and the origins of writing Part III. Planetary Omens and Cosmic Ideology: 6. The cosmo-political mandate 7. The rhetoric of the supernal 8. Cosmology and the calendar Part IV. Warring States and Han Astral Portentology: 9. Astral prognostication and the battle of Chengpu 10. A new astrological paradigm Part V. One with the Sky: 11. Cosmic capitals 12. Temporality and the fabric of space-time 13. The sky river and cosmography 14. Planetary portentology east and west Epilogue Appendix. Astrology for an empire: the 'treatise on the celestial offices' in The Grand Scribe's Records (c.100 BCE) Glossary Index.
Introduction Part I. Astronomy and Cosmology in the Time of Dragons: 1. Astronomy begins at Taosi 2. Watching for dragons Part II. Aligning with Heaven: 3. Looking to the supernal lord 4. Bringing heaven down to earth 5. Astral revelation and the origins of writing Part III. Planetary Omens and Cosmic Ideology: 6. The cosmo-political mandate 7. The rhetoric of the supernal 8. Cosmology and the calendar Part IV. Warring States and Han Astral Portentology: 9. Astral prognostication and the battle of Chengpu 10. A new astrological paradigm Part V. One with the Sky: 11. Cosmic capitals 12. Temporality and the fabric of space-time 13. The sky river and cosmography 14. Planetary portentology east and west Epilogue Appendix. Astrology for an empire: the 'treatise on the celestial offices' in The Grand Scribe's Records (c.100 BCE) Glossary Index.
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