Space, Time, Myth, and Morals a Selection of Jao Tsung-I's Studies on Cosmological Thought in Early China and Beyond
"The articles in this volume present an important selection of Jao Tsung-i's research in the field of the early Chinese intellectual tradition, especially as concerns the question of the conditio humana. Whether his focus is on myth, religion, philosophy or morals, Jao constantly aims at d...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden, The Netherlands :
Koninklijke Brill NV
[2022]
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| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | Collected Works of Jao Tsung-I Series
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009758535406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Collected Works of Jao Tsung-i: Series Introduction
- Translator’s Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- List of Illustrations
- Timeline
- Part 1
- Part 2: The Gods of Time and Space: Cosmogony and Myths of Origin in Ancient China and Beyond
- Introduction
- 1 A Preliminary Comparison of Creation Myths and the Origins of Man in Epics from China and Beyond
- A Preamble to the Near Eastern Epic of Creation (Enuma Elish)
- 2 The Dualist Paradigm of Ancient Chinese History
- 1 2 3 3 On the Daoist “Genesis”
- 4 An Investigation into the Chart of Pangu 盤古
- An account of Eastern Han murals from the Shu Region Depicting the Image of “Pangu” as Seen by Renowned Personalities from the Tang and Song Periods
- Supplementary Note
- Part 3: Attuning to Time and Space: Hemerology, Astrology and Correlative Thought in Early China
- Introduction
- 5 On the Meaning of the Chu Silk Manuscript
- 6 An Explanation of the Phenomena Called ‘Xiang Wei ’ 象緯 and ‘De Ni’ 德匿 in the Chu Silk Manuscript
- 1 Chen Wei 晨禕 Reads Chen Wei 辰緯 (Weft of Constellations)
- 2 Becoming Confused and Diverting from the [Proper] Movements
- 3 “Gaining and Regressing” and the Planet Saturn
- 4 Years with Fuzzy Stars
- 5 Ni 匿 (Concealment) and De Ni 德匿 (the Concealment of Virtue)
- Resolving Doubts: From Divine Providence to Moral Standards and Human Agency
- Introduction
- 7 The Philosophy of “Zhen” 貞
- 1 “Zhen” 貞 as a Means of Communication between Humans and Spirits during the Yin 殷 Period (ca. 1600–1050 BC)
- 2 Testing Through Divination and Moral Determination
- 3 The “zhen” 貞 of the Wenyan zhuan 文言傳 (Commentary on the Words) on the Hexagram Qian 乾 and the Four Virtues (si de 四德)
- 4 Discussing the Concepts “yong zhen” 永貞, “li yong zhen” 利永貞 and “linian de zheng ming” 歷年得正命
- 5 Receiving Heaven’s Perpetual Mandate, Fixing Fate, and Employing Virtue
- 6 The Meaning of “de yuan” (德元)
- 7 Concluding Remarks: A Philological Philosophy
- 8 Moral Speculation and the Conception of a Sky God
- 1 The Beginnings of the Worship of Di 帝 and the Deity of Heaven
- 2 The Graph de 德 in Writings from the Yin and Zhou Periods
- 3 Standing in Awe of Heaven’s Daunting Authority and the Establishment of the Idea of jing de 經德 (Honoring de)
- 4 The Interrelation of Politics and Morals within the Conception of the Heavenly Mandate
- 5 The Mental Worries and Anxieties That Led to the Composition of the Changes (Yi 易) and the Establishment of Cultivated de
- 9 Rationalism and the Idea of Divine Law (Selection)
- 1 The Changing Positions of the Gods and of Man
- 2 De 德 (Rewards) and xing 刑 (Punishments)
- 3 Five Elements Thought and the Cosmological Meaning of de-Propriety (德禮)
- 4 Heaven’s Laws and the Laws of de
- 5 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
