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Sacred landscapes of Imperial China astronomy, Feng Shui, and the Mandate of Heaven / Giulio Magli.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Magli, Giulio, 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archaeoastronomy--China.
- Archaeoastronomy.
- Cultural landscapes--China.
- Cultural landscapes.
- Feng shui--China--History.
- Feng shui.
- History.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (181 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Intro
- Introduction
- Contents
- 1 Heavens and Earth in Ancient China
- 1.1 Religion and Natural Philosophy
- 1.2 Divination, Astrology and Astronomy
- 1.3 From Natural to Sacred Landscapes
- 2 In Between Wind and Water
- 2.1 Form Feng Shui
- 2.2 Compass Feng Shui
- 2.3 The Establishment of Feng Shui
- 3 A Mound and A Terracotta Army
- 3.1 The First Emperor and the Mandate of Heaven
- 3.2 The Terracotta "Warriors"
- 3.3 The First Pyramid of China
- 5 The Golden Age
- 5.1 From Pyramids to Mountains
- 5.2 Buried in the Homeland
- 5.3 From Mountains to Pagodas
- 6 A New Splendor
- 6.1 The Advent of the Ming
- 6.2 Three Stones for a King
- 6.3 The Cosmic Capital
- 7 A Beautiful Valley
- 7.1 From Nanjing to Shisanling
- 7.2 Thirteen Emperors, Thirteen Tombs
- 7.3 A Palace for Eternity
- 8 The Last Dynasty
- 8.1 A New Geography for China
- 8.2 From Shisanling to Fengtaling
- 8.3 One Dynasty, Two Necropolises
- Conclusions: A View from Purple Mountain
- Appendix Probing Feng Shui Landscapes
- The Azimuth-Altitude Reference System
- The Horizon Formula
- The Use of Virtual Globe Software
- Palaeomagnetic Models
- Chronology of Imperial China
- Tables
- References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Magli, Giulio Sacred Landscapes of Imperial China : Astronomy, Feng Shui, and the Mandate of Heaven
- ISBN:
- 9783030493240
- 3030493245
- Publisher Number:
- 99984801730
- 10.1007/978-3-030-49
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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