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Celestial Signs and Classical Rhetoric in Early Imperial China

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jesse J. ChapmanSeries:Suny Chinese Philosophy and CulturePublish date:2025-06-01Pages:273
Language:EnglishPublisher:State University of New York PressISBN-13:9798855800548UPC:9798855800548Book Category:History, ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Ancient, HistoryBook Topic:ChinaSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.1817Product ID:SCWMXAH301

Celestial Signs and Classical Rhetoric in Early Imperial China

Considers how sign-reading fit into broader understandings of the human and cosmic worlds in Han times.

Celestial Signs and Classical Rhetoric in Early Imperial China considers how the reading of celestial signs-including comets, strange clouds, halos, rainbows, and planets in retrograde motion-fit into broader understandings of the human and cosmic worlds in Han times. Advancing a cultural...

Series: Suny Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Language:EnglishPublisher:State University of New York PressISBN-13:9798855800548UPC:9798855800548Book Category:History, ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Ancient, HistoryBook Topic:ChinaSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.1817Product ID:SCWMXAH301

Jesse J. Chapman received his PhD in Chinese Language from the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently the assistant editor for Early China.


Publisher: State University of New York Press

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