Cosmic coherence: a cognitive anthropology through chinese divination
Auteur :
Matthews, William
Éditeur :
Berghahn Books
ISBN :
9781800732681
Date de publication :
5 nov. 2021
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Humans are unique in their ability to create systematic accounts of the world – theories based on guiding cosmological principles. This book is about the role of cognition in creating cosmologies, and explores this through the ethnography and history of Yijing divination in China.