Overlapping Cosmologies In Asia - Transcultural and Interdisciplinary Approaches (Hardcover)

The history of cosmology is often understood in terms of the development of modern science, but Asian cosmological thought and practice touched on many aspects of life, including mathematics, astronomy, politics, philosophy, religion, and art. Because of the deep pervasion of cosmology in culture, many opportunities arose for transmissions of cosmological ideas across borders and innovations of knowledge and application in new contexts. Taking a wider view, one finds that cosmological ideas traveled widely and intermingled freely, being frequently reinterpreted by scholars, ritualists, and artists and transforming as they overlapped with ideas and practices from other traditions. This book brings together ten diverse scholars to present their views on these overlapping cosmologies in Asia. They are Ryuji Hiraoka, Satomi Hiyama, Eric Huntington, Yoichi Isahaya, Catherine Jami, Bill M. Mak, D. Max Moerman, Adrian C. Pirtea, John Steele, and Dror Weil.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Crossroads - History of Interactions across the Silk Routes, 4
Release date:	February 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Bill M Mak • Eric Huntington
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	298
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-51141-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Cosmology & the universe Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	90-04-51141-5
Barcode:	9789004511415

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