Pacing the Void - T'ang Approaches to the Stars (Paperback)

In the author's own words, this work attempts to recreate, for the 20th-century reader, the sky and the apparitions that ornament it as they were conceived, imagined, and reacted to by the men of T'ang-dynasty China-that is, to suggest what the medieval Chinese . . . thought they saw in the night sky, and how they treated those magic lights in their active lives, their private commitments, and their literary fabrications. Inevitably, this enterprise meant the exploration of the borderlands where science, faith, tradition, invention, and fantasy overlap. Armed with the new awareness that this fascinating work provides, we can better understand the great legacy of art and literature of this greatest period of cultural flowering in Chinese history.

General

Imprint:	Floating World Editions
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2006
First published:	July 2006
Authors:	Edward H Schafer
Dimensions:	253 x 178 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-891640-14-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy
LSN:	1-891640-14-3
Barcode:	9781891640148

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