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Divination, Mythology and Monarchy in Han China (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications, Series Number 48) Paperback - 2008 - 1st Edition
by Loewe, Michael
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- Title Divination, Mythology and Monarchy in Han China (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications, Series Number 48)
- Author Loewe, Michael
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 376
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date 3/24/2008 12:00:01 A
- Features Bibliography, Glossary
- Bookseller's Inventory # mon0000697379
- ISBN 9780521052207 / 0521052203
- Weight 1.16 lbs (0.53 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.78 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.98 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93028327
- Dewey Decimal Code 299.512
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Our knowledge of Chinese religion and mythology rests on the evidence of art, archaeology and literature, which may be considered very generally in two types.
From the rear cover
Chinese empires were established by force of arms, but sustained by religious rites and intellectual theory. The four centuries from 206 BC to AD 220 witnessed major changes in the state cults and the concepts of monarchy, while various techniques of divination were used to forecast the future or to solve immediate problems. Michael Loewe examines these changes and the links between religion and statecraft. While both mythology and the tradition nurtured by the learned affected the concept and practice of monarchy throughout the period, the political and social weaknesses of the last century of Han rule bring into question the success that was achieved by the imperial ideal. Nevertheless, that ideal and its institutions were of prime importance for the understanding of Han times and for the influence they exercised on China's later dynasties.