The culture of fengshui in Korea : an exploration of East Asian geomancy /

Hong-Key Yoon's book explores the nature of geomantic principles (fengshui) and the culture of practicing them in Korean cultural contexts. He clearly analyzes the nature and historical background of geomancy, the principles for selecting auspicious sites, and provides an extensive interpretati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yoon, Hong-key
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2006.
Colección:AsiaWorld.
Temas:
Feng shui > Korea > History.
Feng shui > Social aspects > Korea (South)
Feng shui > East Asia.
Feng shui > Corée > Histoire.
Feng shui > Aspect social > Corée du Sud.
Feng shui > Extrême-Orient.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Feng Shui.
Feng shui.
Manners and customs.
Korea > Social life and customs.
Corée > Mœurs et coutumes.
East Asia.
Korea.
Korea (South)
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The nature and historical background of geomancy. Introduction ; The origin and evolution of geomancy ; The introduction and development of geomancy in Korea
  • Geomantic principles into practice. Yin-yang theory and geomancy ; The geomantic principles for an auspicious site ; The principles of house geomancy ; Grave geomancy and grave landscape ; An interpretation of geomantic principles ; The cartography of geomancy
  • Geomancy and religion. Geomancy's interaction with Buddhism ; Confucian ethos and geomancy
  • Geomancy and settlement. The use of geomantic ideas in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cities ; Seoul: a new dynasty's search for an auspicious site ; The social construction of Kaesong
  • Geomancy and iconography. Iconographic warfare and the geomantic landscape of Seoul ; Conclusion.

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