AN INTRODUCTION TO FENG SHUI by Professor Ole Bruun ( 9780511800931 )

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Title:

AN INTRODUCTION TO FENG SHUI

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Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

0511800932

ISBN 13:

9780511800931

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

5 June, 2012

Series:

Introduction to Religion

Description:

This book examines the origins and practices of Chinese Feng Shui as well as its recent Western interpretations.

Synopsis:

Feng Shui has been known in the West for the last 150 years but has mostly been regarded as a primitive superstition. During the modern period successive regimes in China have suppressed its practice. However, in the last few decades Feng Shui has become a global spiritual movement with professional associations, thousands of titles published on the subject, countless websites devoted to it and millions of users. In this book Ole Bruun explains Feng Shui's Chinese origins and meanings as well as its more recent Western interpretations and global appeal. Unlike the abundance of popular manuals, his Introduction treats Chinese Feng Shui as an academic subject, bridging religion, history and sociology. Individual chapters explain the Chinese religious-philosophical background, Chinese uses in rural and urban areas, the history of Feng Shui's reinterpretation in the West, and environmental perspectives and other issues.

Illustrations:

18 b/w illus.

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Imprint:

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

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Non-returnable

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