Overlapping cosmologies in Asia : : transcultural and interdisciplinary approaches / / edited by Bill M. Mak, Eric Huntington.
"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 cult...
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| Superior document: | Crossroads - history of interactions across the silk routes ; Volume 4 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Crossroads - history of interactions across the silk routes ;
Volume 4. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (315 pages) |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004511679 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Bill M. Mak, Eric Huntington. |