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16 produkter
Ancestors, Kings, and the Dao
Inbunden, 2017
432 kr
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Ancestors, Kings, and the Dao outlines the evolution of musical performance in early China, first within and then ultimately away from the socio-religious context of ancestor worship. Examining newly discovered bamboo texts from the Warring States period, Constance A. Cook compares the rhetoric of …
Ancient China
A History
Av John S. Major, Constance A. Cook
Inbunden, 2016
3162 kr
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Ancient China: A History surveys the East Asian Heartland Region – the geographical area that eventually became known as China – from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the early imperial era of Qin and Han, up to the threshold of the medieval period in the third century CE. For most …
Ancient China
A History
Av John S. Major, Constance A. Cook
Häftad, 2016
953 kr
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Ancient China: A History surveys the East Asian Heartland Region – the geographical area that eventually became known as China – from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the early imperial era of Qin and Han, up to the threshold of the medieval period in the third century CE. For most …
A Source Book of Ancient Chinese Bronze Inscriptions (Revised Edition)
Av Constance A. Cook, R. Goldin Paul
Häftad, 2020
587 kr
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Medicine and Healing in Ancient East Asia
A View from Excavated Texts
Häftad, 2023
317 kr
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This Element first discusses the creation of transmitted medical canons that are generally dated from early imperial times through the medieval era and then, by way of contrast, provides translations and analyses of non-transmitted texts from the pre-imperial late Shang and Zhou eras, the early …
Medicine and Healing in Ancient East Asia
A View from Excavated Texts
E-bok, 2023
296 kr
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Medicine and Healing in Ancient East Asia
A View from Excavated Texts
E-bok, 2023
296 kr
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Birth in Ancient China
A Study of Metaphor and Cultural Identity in Pre-Imperial China
Av Constance A. Cook, Xinhui Luo
Häftad, 2018
468 kr
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Reveals cultural paradigms and historical prejudices regarding the role of birthing and women in the reproduction of society.Using newly discovered and excavated texts, Constance A. Cook and Xinhui Luo systematically explore material culture, inscriptions, transmitted texts, and genealogies from …
Myth and the Making of History
Narrating Early China with Sarah Allan
Av Constance A. Cook, Christopher J. Foster m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1296 kr
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Sheds new light on the relationship between myth and history in ancient China and the central role they have played in shaping early Chinese thought.Myth and the Making of History examines the relationship between myth and history in early China, a topic that has been explored by American …
Myth and the Making of History
Narrating Early China with Sarah Allan
Av Constance A. Cook, Christopher J. Foster m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
477 kr
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Sheds new light on the relationship between myth and history in ancient China and the central role they have played in shaping early Chinese thought.Myth and the Making of History examines the relationship between myth and history in early China, a topic that has been explored by American …
Metaphor and Meaning
Thinking Through Early China with Sarah Allan
Av Constance A. Cook, Christopher J. Foster m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1258 kr
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Examines questions of cosmos, society, and self through the metaphors and language of ancient Chinese texts and artifacts.In Metaphor and Meaning, scholars from China, the United States, and Europe draw on Sarah Allan's groundbreaking application of conceptual metaphor theory to the study of early …
Metaphor and Meaning
Thinking Through Early China with Sarah Allan
Av Constance A. Cook, Christopher J. Foster m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
597 kr
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Examines questions of cosmos, society, and self through the metaphors and language of ancient Chinese texts and artifacts.In Metaphor and Meaning, scholars from China, the United States, and Europe draw on Sarah Allan's groundbreaking application of conceptual metaphor theory to the study of early …
Bone, Bronze, and Bamboo
Unearthing Early China with Sarah Allan
Av Constance A. Cook, Christopher J. Foster m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
549 kr
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Explores how the tremendous wealth of newly unearthed artifacts and manuscripts have changed our understanding of China's past.Bone, Bronze, and Bamboo explores the tremendous wealth of newly unearthed artifacts and manuscripts that have been revolutionizing the study of early China. Leading …
Bone, Bronze, and Bamboo
Unearthing Early China with Sarah Allan
Av Constance A. Cook, Christopher J. Foster m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1436 kr
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Explores how the tremendous wealth of newly unearthed artifacts and manuscripts have changed our understanding of China's past.Bone, Bronze, and Bamboo explores the tremendous wealth of newly unearthed artifacts and manuscripts that have been revolutionizing the study of early China. Leading …
Dice and Gods on the Silk Road
Chinese Buddhist Dice Divination in Transcultural Context
Av Brandon Dotson, Constance A. Cook m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1959 kr
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What do dice and gods have in common? What is the relationship between dice divination and dice gambling? This interdisciplinary collaboration situates the tenth-century Chinese Buddhist “Divination of Maheśvara” within a deep Chinese backstory of divination with dice and numbers going back to at …
Birth in Ancient China
A Study of Metaphor and Cultural Identity in Pre-Imperial China
Av Constance A. Cook, Xinhui Luo
Inbunden, 2017
1144 kr
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Reveals cultural paradigms and historical prejudices regarding the role of birthing and women in the reproduction of society.Using newly discovered and excavated texts, Constance A. Cook and Xinhui Luo systematically explore material culture, inscriptions, transmitted texts, and genealogies from …
