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An Introduction to Feng Shui

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title An Introduction to Feng Shui
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ole Bruun
SeriesIntroduction to Religion
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:220
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 151
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
Buddhism
Occult studies
ISBN/Barcode 9780521682176
ClassificationsDewey:133.3337
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 18 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 4 December 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

Ole Bruun is Associate Professor at the Institute for Society and Globalisation, Roskilde University, Denmark. He is author of Fengshui in China: Geomantic Divination Between State Orthodoxy and Popular Religion (2003) and editor with Michael Jacobsen of Human Rights and Asian Values: Contested Identities and Cultural Representations in Asia (2000).

Reviews

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