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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 June 2012
    04 December 2008
    ISBN:
    9780511800931
    9780521863520
    9780521682176
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511800931
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.48kg, 220 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.36kg, 220 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Area Studies, Buddhism and Eastern Religions, Asian Studies, Religion, Religion: General Interest
    Series:
    Introduction to Religion
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Buddhism and Eastern Religions, Asian Studies, Religion, Religion: General Interest
    Series:
    Introduction to Religion
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    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.

    Awards

    Winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2009

    Reviews

    "...deeply insightful book. ...important for any student of Chinese culture. Useful for Chinese studies, religious studies, and anthropology. Highly recommended. --Choice

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