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Sacred Landscapes of Imperial China

Astronomy, Feng Shui, and the Mandate of Heaven de

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Paru le : 2020-06-15

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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.
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179 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2020-06-15
Marque
Springer
EAN papier
9783030493233
EAN PDF
9783030493240
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17
Taille du fichier
12687 Ko
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42,19 €
EAN EPUB
9783030493240
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Nombre pages copiables
1
Nombre pages imprimables
17
Taille du fichier
89098 Ko
Prix
42,19 €

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