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Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China (Paperback): Fu Yuguang Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China (Paperback)
Fu Yuguang; Contributions by Xiaolu An; Translated by Liang Yanjun, Liu Ying, Wu Chunxiao
R2,788 Discovery Miles 27 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Based on first-hand materials gathered through decades of field research and fleshed out with the author's insightful religious, cultural, and historical observations extending back to Qing Dynasty times, ancient archaeological discoveries and the legacy of Siberian peoples, this two-volume ethnological study investigates shamanic rituals, myths and lore in northern China and explores the common ideology underlying the origins of the region's cultures. The book discusses the spiritual world of northern Shamanism and investigates the various shamanic rituals, divination, spirit idols and myths, illuminating how worship and ideas are imbedded in and interweave with the indigenous environment, culture and history of people in northern China. This mythic heritage embodies the peoples' understanding of the natural world, the creation of humankind, social life and history as well as their interaction with their surroundings. It is shown that shamanic spirituality in northern China is characterised by functionality and practicality in daily-life situations, in contrast to the received wisdom that defines shamanic praxis as a pure supernatural spirit journey. The book will be of great value for scholars of religion and anthropologists as well as ethnologists in the fields of Shamanism studies, Northeast Asian folklore and Manchu studies.

Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China II - Shamanic Divination, Myths, and Idols (Paperback): Fu... Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China II - Shamanic Divination, Myths, and Idols (Paperback)
Fu Yuguang; Contributions by Xiaolu An; Translated by Liang Yanjun, Liu Ying
R1,372 Discovery Miles 13 720 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

On the basis of first-hand materials gathered through decades of field research and fleshed out with the author's insightful religious, cultural, and historical observations extending back to the Qing dynasty, ancient archaeological discoveries, and the legacy of Siberian peoples, this two-volume ethnological study investigates shamanic rituals, myths, and lore in northern China and explores the common ideology underlying the origins of the region's cultures. This second volume focuses on northern shamanic divination, spirit idols, and folklore covering the myths of the Manchu-Tungus, Manchu creation shrine tales, and individual tribal myths. This mythic heritage helps identify shared patterns of thought among the ethnic peoples of northern China; points to cultural integration with Buddhist, Daoist, and Han Chinese cultures; and shows their understand of the natural world, the creation of humankind, social life, and history and their interactions with their surroundings. In this regard, shamanic spirituality in northern China is characterized by functionality and practicality in daily life situations, in contrast to the received wisdom that defines shamanic praxis as a pure supernatural spirit journey. The book will be of great value to scholars of religion and to both anthropologists and ethnologists in the fields of shamanism studies, Northeast Asian folklore, and Manchu studies.

Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China I - Shamanic Deities and Rituals (Paperback): Fu Yuguang Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China I - Shamanic Deities and Rituals (Paperback)
Fu Yuguang; Contributions by Xiaolu An; Translated by Liang Yanjun, Liu Ying
R1,392 Discovery Miles 13 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

On the basis of first-hand materials gathered through decades of field research and fleshed out with the author's insightful religious, cultural, and historical observations extending back to the Qing dynasty, ancient archaeological discoveries, and the legacy of Siberian peoples, this two-volume ethnological study investigates shamanic rituals, myths, and lore in northern China and explores the common ideology underlying the origins of the region's cultures. Drawing from numerous oral myths, ancient documents, and archaeological findings, this first volume discusses the spiritual world of northern shamanism and investigates the various rituals, including ancestor worship, fertility, nature deities, blood sacrifice and rites, the worshiping of nature, and shrines. The book illuminates how these rituals and worships, animism, and ideas of the soul are imbedded in and interweave with the indigenous environment, culture, and history of the clans and people of northern China. The book will be of great value to scholars of religion and to both anthropologists and ethnologists in the fields of shamanism studies, Northeast Asian folklore, and Manchu studies.

Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China I - Shamanic Deities and Rituals (Hardcover): Fu Yuguang Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China I - Shamanic Deities and Rituals (Hardcover)
Fu Yuguang; Contributions by Xiaolu An; Translated by Liang Yanjun, Liu Ying
R4,466 Discovery Miles 44 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

On the basis of first-hand materials gathered through decades of field research and fleshed out with the author's insightful religious, cultural, and historical observations extending back to the Qing dynasty, ancient archaeological discoveries, and the legacy of Siberian peoples, this two-volume ethnological study investigates shamanic rituals, myths, and lore in northern China and explores the common ideology underlying the origins of the region's cultures. Drawing from numerous oral myths, ancient documents, and archaeological findings, this first volume discusses the spiritual world of northern shamanism and investigates the various rituals, including ancestor worship, fertility, nature deities, blood sacrifice and rites, the worshiping of nature, and shrines. The book illuminates how these rituals and worships, animism, and ideas of the soul are imbedded in and interweave with the indigenous environment, culture, and history of the clans and people of northern China. The book will be of great value to scholars of religion and to both anthropologists and ethnologists in the fields of shamanism studies, Northeast Asian folklore, and Manchu studies.

Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China (Hardcover): Fu Yuguang Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in Northern China (Hardcover)
Fu Yuguang; Contributions by Xiaolu An; Translated by Liang Yanjun, Liu Ying, Wu Chunxiao
R9,873 Discovery Miles 98 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Based on first-hand materials gathered through decades of field research and fleshed out with the author's insightful religious, cultural, and historical observations extending back to Qing Dynasty times, ancient archaeological discoveries and the legacy of Siberian peoples, this two-volume ethnological study investigates shamanic rituals, myths and lore in northern China and explores the common ideology underlying the origins of the region's cultures. The book discusses the spiritual world of northern Shamanism and investigates the various shamanic rituals, divination, spirit idols and myths, illuminating how worship and ideas are imbedded in and interweave with the indigenous environment, culture and history of people in northern China. This mythic heritage embodies the peoples' understanding of the natural world, the creation of humankind, social life and history as well as their interaction with their surroundings. It is shown that shamanic spirituality in northern China is characterised by functionality and practicality in daily-life situations, in contrast to the received wisdom that defines shamanic praxis as a pure supernatural spirit journey. The book will be of great value for scholars of religion and anthropologists as well as ethnologists in the fields of Shamanism studies, Northeast Asian folklore and Manchu studies.

Human Action Recognition with Depth Cameras (Paperback, 2014 ed.): Jiang Wang, Zicheng Liu, Ying Wu Human Action Recognition with Depth Cameras (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Jiang Wang, Zicheng Liu, Ying Wu
R1,665 Discovery Miles 16 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Action recognition technology has many real-world applications in human-computer interaction, surveillance, video retrieval, retirement home monitoring, and robotics. The commoditization of depth sensors has also opened up further applications that were not feasible before. This text focuses on feature representation and machine learning algorithms for action recognition from depth sensors. After presenting a comprehensive overview of the state of the art, the authors then provide in-depth descriptions of their recently developed feature representations and machine learning techniques, including lower-level depth and skeleton features, higher-level representations to model the temporal structure and human-object interactions, and feature selection techniques for occlusion handling. This work enables the reader to quickly familiarize themselves with the latest research, and to gain a deeper understanding of recently developed techniques. It will be of great use for both researchers and practitioners.

Advanced Material Engineering - Proceedings Of The 2015 International Conference (Hardcover): Yongchang Liu, Ying-quan Peng Advanced Material Engineering - Proceedings Of The 2015 International Conference (Hardcover)
Yongchang Liu, Ying-quan Peng
R6,873 Discovery Miles 68 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book represents a collection of papers presented at the 2015 International Conference on Advanced Material Engineering (AME 2015), held in Guangzhou, China. With the rapid development of industry and information technology, researchers across all fields began to discuss new ideas related to materials science and manufacturing technology. This proceedings provide a valuable insight from researchers and scientists who exchanged their ideas in the conference.

Westminster Shorter Catechism - Visual Interpretation Edition: Fundamentals of Christianity (Paperback): Shengqiang Liu Westminster Shorter Catechism - Visual Interpretation Edition: Fundamentals of Christianity (Paperback)
Shengqiang Liu; Illustrated by Ying Liang; The Westminster General Assembly 1647
R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Search Interface Design and Evaluation (Paperback): Chang Liu, Ying-Hsang Liu, JingJing Liu, Ralf Bierig Search Interface Design and Evaluation (Paperback)
Chang Liu, Ying-Hsang Liu, JingJing Liu, Ralf Bierig
R2,296 Discovery Miles 22 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Information seeking and use is now routine in people's everyday lives. Searching through various information retrieval systems such as web search engines or search functions within information systems allows users to gain access to information on the Internet. Whereas most research in this area has focused on the algorithms behind the search engines from technical perspectives, in this monograph, the authors focus on the search interface, the place where searchers interact with the search system. Search Interface Design and Evaluation reviews the research on the design and evaluation of search user interfaces of the past 10 years. The authors' primary goal is to integrate state-of-the-art search interface research in the areas of information seeking behavior, information retrieval, and human-computer interaction. The monograph describes the history and background of the development of the search interface and introduces information search behavior models that help conceptualize users' information needs. The authors also characterize the major components of search interfaces that support different subprocesses based on Marchonini's information seeking process model, review the design of search interfaces for different user groups, and identify evaluation methods of search interfaces and how they were implemented. Lastly, they provide an outlook on the future trends of search interfaces that includes conversational search interfaces, search interfaces supporting serendipity and creativity, and searching in immersive and virtual reality environments.

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