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An Introduction to Feng Shui

Ole Bruun author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:4th Dec '08

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This book examines the origins and practices of Chinese Feng Shui as well as its recent Western interpretations.

In the last few decades Feng Shui has become a global spiritual movement. Ole Bruun explains its Chinese origins and meanings as well as its more recent Western interpretations. Unlike the abundance of popular manuals, his Introduction treats Chinese Feng Shui as an academic subject, bridging religion, history and sociology.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.

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

  • Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2009

ISBN: 9780521863520

Dimensions: 235mm x 155mm x 15mm

Weight: 480g

220 pages