The Sacred 5 of China
Author | : William Edgar Geil |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : |
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The account of a visit to the sacred mountains of China.
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Author | : William Edgar Geil |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : |
The account of a visit to the sacred mountains of China.
Author | : William Edgar Geil |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : |
The account of a visit to the sacred mountains of China.
Author | : |
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Total Pages | : 538 |
Release | : 1879 |
Genre | : Confucianism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Carl Frederick Kupfer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1911 |
Genre | : Buddha (The concept) |
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Author | : Giulio Magli |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2020-06-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3030493245 |
This book analyses the magnificent imperial necropolises of ancient China from the perspective of Archaeoastronomy, a science which takes into account the landscape in which ancient monuments are placed, focusing especially but not exclusively on the celestial aspects. The power of the Chinese emperors was based on the so-called Mandate of Heaven: the rulers were believed to act as intermediaries between the sky gods and the Earth, and consequently, the architecture of their tombs, starting from the world-famous mausoleum of the first emperor, was closely linked to the celestial cycles and to the cosmos. This relationship, however, also had to take into account various other factors and doctrines, first the Zhao-Mu doctrine in the Han period and later the various forms of Feng Shui. As a result, over the centuries, diverse sacred landscapes were constructed. Among the sites analysed in the book are the “pyramids” of Xi’an from the Han dynasty, the mountain tombs of the Tang dynasty, and the Ming and Qing imperial tombs. The book explains how considerations such as astronomical orientation and topographical orientation according to the principles of Feng Shui played a fundamental role at these sites.
Author | : Chin-shing Huang |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2020-12-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0231552890 |
Temples dedicated to Confucius are found throughout China and across East Asia, dating back over two thousand years. These sacred and magnificent sanctuaries hold deep cultural and political significance. This book brings together studies from Chin-shing Huang’s decades-long research into Confucius temples that individually and collectively consider Confucianism as religion. Huang uses the Confucius temple to explore Confucianism both as one of China’s “three religions” (with Buddhism and Daoism) and as a cultural phenomenon, from the early imperial era through the present day. He argues for viewing Confucius temples as the holy ground of Confucianism, symbolic sites of sacred space that represent a point of convergence between political and cultural power. Their complex histories shed light on the religious nature and character of Confucianism and its status as official religion in imperial China. Huang examines topics such as the political and intellectual elements of Confucian enshrinement, how Confucius temples were brought into the imperial ritual system from the Tang dynasty onward, and why modern Chinese largely do not think of Confucianism as a religion. A nuanced analysis of the question of Confucianism as religion, Confucianism and Sacred Space offers keen insights into Confucius temples and their significance in the intertwined intellectual, political, social, and religious histories of imperial China.
Author | : Michael Walsh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Citizenship |
ISBN | : 9780231193573 |
Stating the Sacred offers a novel approach to nation-state formation, arguing that its most critical element is how the state sacralizes the nation. Focusing primarily on China, Michael J. Walsh argues that the foundational role of the sacred makes all nation-states religious states.
Author | : Wei-Cheng Lin |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2014-06-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0295805358 |
By the tenth century CE, Mount Wutai had become a major pilgrimage site within the emerging culture of a distinctively Chinese Buddhism. Famous as the abode of the bodhisattva Ma�ju r (known for his habit of riding around the mountain on a lion), the site in northeastern China�s Shanxi Province was transformed from a wild area, long believed by Daoists to be sacred, into an elaborate complex of Buddhist monasteries. In Building a Sacred Mountain, Wei-Cheng Lin traces the confluence of factors that produced this transformation and argues that monastic architecture, more than texts, icons, relics, or pilgrimages, was the key to Mount Wutai�s emergence as a sacred site. Departing from traditional architectural scholarship, Lin�s interdisciplinary approach goes beyond the analysis of forms and structures to show how the built environment can work in tandem with practices and discourses to provide a space for encountering the divine. For more information: http://arthistorypi.org/books/building-a-sacred-mountain
Author | : Sam Karthik |
Publisher | : Skmlifestyle.com |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-12-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
China is a mountainous country. According to statistics, the area of mountains, hills and plateaus accounts for 69% of the total land area of the country. There are so many mountains in China. In particular, the sacred mountains have all been important destinations for pilgrimage. The Five Sacred Mountains in China (五岳, Wuyue) is the collective name of the five famous mountains in Chinese culture. Specifically, Wuyue refers to Taishan (泰山), Huashan (华山), Hengshan (衡山), Songshan (嵩山), and Hengshan (恒山). Wuyue is a place of prosperity in Chinese culture. The four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism are Wutai Mountain (五台山), Putuo Mountain (普陀山), Emei Mountain (峨眉山), and Jiuhua Mountain (九华山). With the introduction of Indian Buddhism, the four famous mountains have continued to build temples and monasteries since the Han Dynasty in China. The book has 14 chapters in the following order: Chapter 1: The Five Sacred Mountains in China (第一章:五岳) Chapter 2: Tai Mountain/Taishan (第二章:泰山) Chapter 3: Hengshan (第三章:衡山) Chapter 4: Huashan (第四章:华山) Chapter 5: Hengshan (第五章:恒山) Chapter 6: Songshan (第六章:嵩山) Chapter 7: The Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism (第七章:中国佛教四大名山) Chapter 8: Wutai Mountain (第八章:五台山) Chapter 9: Emei Mountain (第九章:峨眉山) Chapter 10: Putuo Mountain (第十章:普陀山) Chapter 11: Jiuhua Mountain (第十一章:九华山) Chapter 12: Yellow Mountain/Huangshan (第十二章:黄山) Chapter 13: Yulong Snow Mountain/Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (第十三章:玉龙雪山) Chapter 14: Lushan (第十四章:庐山) The current book volume, Chinese Mountains (中国山脉), is a Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the most important mountains in China (such as the Yellow Mountain, Wuyue, Taishan, Wutai Mountain, etc.). The 3rd volume in the Introduction to Chinese Geography Series (中国地理百科全知道) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 1000 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.
Author | : Cristina Falcón Maldonado |
Publisher | : B.E.S. Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : 9780764145834 |
Martin's grandfather has a magical book that takes Martin on an adventure to China, where he visits the Great Wall and Beijing and learns about Chinese culture.