P'ungsu : a study of geomancy in Korea / edited by Hong-Key Yoon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yoon, Hong-key, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feng shui--Korea.

Feng shui.

Korea--Social life and customs.

Korea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (446 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : SUNY Press, 2017.

Summary:

This book is a milestone in the history of academic research on the development and role of geomancy (fengshui in Chinese and p'ungsu in Korean) in Korean culture and society. As the first interdisciplinary work of its kind, it investigates many topics in geomancy studies that have never been previously explored, and contains contributions from a number of disciplines including geography, historical studies, environmental science, architecture, landscape architecture, religious studies, and psychoanalysis. While almost all books in English about geomancy are addressed to general readers as practical guides for divining auspicious locations, P'ungsu is a work of rigorous scholarship that documents, analyzes, and explains past and current practices of geomancy. Its readers will better understand the impact of geomancy on the Korean cultural landscape and appreciate the significant ecological principles embedded in the geomantic traditions of Korea; while researchers will discover new insights and inspirations for future research on geomancy not only in Korea, but in China and elsewhere.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Toward a History of Geomancy in Korea

Introduction

The Eight Periods in the History of Korean Geomancy

Geomancy and Major Social Upheavals (Armed Uprisings) in the History of Korea

Government Affairs Relating to Geomancy during the Time of Premodern Korea

A Glimpse of Environmental Management through Geomancy in Korean History

Principal Characteristics of Korean Geomancy

Selected Topics in Korean Geomancy

Geomantic Practices of Water Acquisition and Management during the Chosŏn Dynasty

Geomantic Folk Narratives on the Bamboo Groves in Chinju City

Geomancy and Traditional Architecture during the Chosŏn Dynasty

Geomantic Aesthetics in a Traditional Korean Garden

Geomantic Landscape of a Sailing Boat

Geomantic Modification of Landforms

Geomancy and Psychology

Geomancy and Buddhism

Geomantic Discourses of the Chosŏn Confucian Literati

Geomantic Ideas in T’aengniji Manuscripts

Concluding Remarks and Reflections

References

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438468716

1438468717