The Culture of Fengshui in Korea_图书大全
The Culture of Fengshui in Korea
副标题: An Exploration of East Asian Geomancy
ISBN: 9780739113486
出版社: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
出版年: 2006-9
页数: 350
定价: $ 84.75
装帧: HRD
内容简介
The term Fengshui, which literally means 'wind and water,' is the ancient Chinese art of selecting an auspicious site to provide the most harmonious relationship between human and earth. The term is generally translated as "geomancy," and has had a deep and extensive impact on Korean, Chinese, and other East Asian cultures. Hong-key Yoon's book explores the nature of geomantic principles and the culture of practicing them in Korean cultural contexts. Yoon first examines the nature and historical background of geomancy, geomantic principles for auspicious sites (houses, graves, and cities) and provides an interpretation of geomantic principles as practiced in Korea. Yoon looks at geomancy's influence on cartography, religion and philosophy, and urban development in both Korea and China. Finally, Yoon debates the role of geomancy in the iconographical warfare between Japanese colonialism and Korean nationalism as it affected the cultural landscape of Kyongbok Palace in Seoul.
作者简介
Hong-key Yoon is associate professor in the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
