Heaven is empty : a cross-cultural approach to "religion" and empire in ancient China /

"Heaven is Empty offers a new comparative perspective on the role of the sacred in the formation of China's early empires (221 BCE-9 CE) and shows how the unification of the Central States was possible without a unitary and universalistic conception of religion. The monotheism of the ancie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marsili, Filippo, 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2018]
Colección:SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
Temas:
Han Wudi, > Emperor of China, > 156 B.C.-87 B.C.
221 B.C.-960 A.D.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Kings and rulers > Religious aspects.
Religion.
China > Religion > History.
China > Religious life and customs.
China > History > 221 B.C.-960 A.D.
China > Kings and rulers > Religious aspects > History.
Chine > Religion > Histoire.
Chine > Histoire > 221 av. J.-C.-960.
China.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An empire without "a religion"
  • Readings of the "sacred" : Chinese religion, Chinese religions, and religions in China
  • Writing the empire : ex pluribus plurima
  • Narrating the empire : metaphysics without God, "religions" without identity
  • Time, myth, and memory : of water, metal, and cinnabar
  • Place and ritual : from templum to text
  • The importance of getting lost.

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