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The Culture of Fengshui in Korea

Author : Hong-key Yoon

Publisher : Lexington Books

Page : 360 pages

File Size : 25,39 MB

Release : 2006

Category : History

ISBN : 9780739113486

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Book Description

The term Fengshui, which literally means 'wind and water, ' is the ancient Chinese art of selecting an auspicious site to provide the most harmonious relationship between human and earth. The term is generally translated as "geomancy," and has had a deep and extensive impact on Korean, Chinese, and other East Asian cultures. Hong-key Yoon's book explores the nature of geomantic principles and the culture of practicing them in Korean cultural contexts. Yoon first examines the nature and historical background of geomancy, geomantic principles for auspicious sites (houses, graves, and cities) and provides an interpretation of geomantic principles as practiced in Korea. Yoon looks at geomancy's influence on cartography, religion and philosophy, and urban development in both Korea and China. Finally, Yoon debates the role of geomancy in the iconographical warfare between Japanese colonialism and Korean nationalism as it affected the cultural landscape of Kyongbok Palace in Seoul.



Handbook of Post-Western Sociology: From East Asia to Europe

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Publisher : BRILL

Page : 1056 pages

File Size : 20,49 MB

Release : 2023-04-03

Category : History

ISBN : 9004529322

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Beyond hegemonic thoughts, the Post-Western sociology enables a new dialogue between East Asia (China, Japan, Korea) and Europe on common and local knowledge to consider theoretical continuities and discontinuities, to develop transnational methodological spaces, and co-produce creolized concepts. With this new paradigm in social sciences we introduce the multiplication of epistemic autonomies vis-à-vis Western hegemony and new theoretical assemblages between East-Asia and European sociologies. From this ecology of knowledge this groundbreaking contribution is to coproduce a post-Western space in a cross-pollination process where “Western” and “non-Western” knowledge do interact, articulated through cosmovisions, as well as to coproduce transnational fieldwork practices.



Feng Shui: Seeing Is Believing

Author : Jampa Ludrup

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 48,62 MB

Release : 2013-01-15

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 1614290741

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Book Description

Explains the fundamentals of feng shui with instructions, diagrams, and photographs, revealing how simple changes to the home can improve romance, health, and prosperity.



The Feng Shui Handbook

Author : Lam Kam Chuen

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 28,30 MB

Release : 1996-01-15

Category : House & Home

ISBN : 9780805042153

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Describes the principles and advantages of feng shui, the Chinese art of creating a balance between a person and his surroundings by following rules of placement in both interior and exterior environments.



The Handbook of Asian Englishes

Author : Kingsley Bolton

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 930 pages

File Size : 42,66 MB

Release : 2020-09-09

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1118791797

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Winner of the 2021 PROSE Humanities Category for Language & Linguistics The first volume of its kind, focusing on the sociolinguistic and socio-political issues surrounding Asian Englishes The Handbook of Asian Englishes provides wide-ranging coverage of the historical and cultural context, contemporary dynamics, and linguistic features of English in use throughout the Asian region. This first-of-its-kind volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of the English language throughout nations in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Contributions by a team of internationally-recognized linguists and scholars of Asian Englishes and Asian languages survey existing works and review new and emerging areas of research in the field. Edited by internationally renowned scholars in the field and structured in four parts, this Handbook explores the status and functions of English in the educational institutions, legal systems, media, popular cultures, and religions of diverse Asian societies. In addition to examining nation-specific topics, this comprehensive volume presents articles exploring pan-Asian issues such as English in Asian schools and universities, English and language policies in the Asian region, and the statistics of English across Asia. Up-to-date research addresses the impact of English as an Asian lingua franca, globalization and Asian Englishes, the dynamics of multilingualism, and more. Examines linguistic history, contemporary linguistic issues, and English in the Outer and Expanding Circles of Asia Focuses on the rapidly-growing complexities of English throughout Asia Includes reviews of the new frontiers of research in Asian Englishes, including the impact of globalization and popular culture Presents an innovative survey of Asian Englishes in one comprehensive volume Serving as an important contribution to fields such as contact linguistics, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and Asian language studies, The Handbook of Asian Englishes is an invaluable reference resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and instructors across these areas. Winner of the 2021 PROSE Humanities Category for Language & Linguistics



The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology

Author : Michael Harris Bond

Publisher :

Page : 754 pages

File Size : 43,74 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 019954185X

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In recent years China has witnessed unprecedented economic growth, emerging as a powerful, influential player on the global stage. Now, more than ever, there is a great interest and need within the West to better understand the psychological and social processes that characterize the Chinese people. The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology is the first book of its kind - a comprehensive and commanding review of Chinese psychology, covering areas of human functioning with unparalleled sophistication and complexity. In 42 chapters, leading authorities cite and integrate both English and Chinese-language research in topic areas ranging from the socialization of children, mathematics achievement, emotion, bilingualism and Chinese styles of thinking to Chinese identity, personal relationships, leadership processes and psychopathology. With all chapters accessibly written by the leading researchers in their respective fields, the reader of this volume will learn how and why China has developed in the way it has, and how it is likely to develop. In addition, the book shows how a better understanding of a culture so different to our own can tell us so much about our own culture and sense of identity. A book of extraordinary breadth, The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology will become the essential sourcebook for any scholar or practitioner attempting to understand the psychological functioning of the world's largest ethnic group.



Feng Shui Chic

Author : Carole Meltzer

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 27,90 MB

Release : 2010-05-11

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 143914589X

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Book Description

Change Your Look, Change Your Life Feng shui master Carole Swann Meltzer and David Andrusia present feng shui in a new way: Instead of feng shui-ing the space around you, you feng shui your body. Learn how to use color, cut, fabric, and style -- even your accessories and hair color -- to: jump-start your career inspire your creativity ensure your health You'll also learn effective meditation techniques to gain focus in all that you do, plus easy exercises for greater energy than ever before. Feng Shui Chic will help you achieve your greatest goals...and prosper in every part of your life -- today, tomorrow, and in the time to come.



Feng Shui for Success

Author : Kurt Teske

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 16,77 MB

Release : 2009-09-24

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 1101144963

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A beginner?s guide to attaining wealth and prosperity through the practical uses of feng shui. Feng shui, the Chinese aesthetic practice of arranging your environment to maximize the flow of energy, has entered the mainstream of American culture, with more and more Americans realizing every day that feng shui is no New Age fad, but a proven and practical way to improve your life. This compact yet thorough guide to using feng shui to create prosperity and abundance helps you quickly gain a solid understanding of the basic principles of feng shui, as well as a fuller appreciation of the many varieties of success it can help you achieve. Unlike many Americanized feng shui books, Feng Shui for Success doesn?t just concentrate on superficial quick fixes that amount to little more than home-decorating advice?its explanations and exercises help anyone, even feng shui novices, understand not only how to best practice feng shui to achieve success, but why it works. Feng Shui for Success helps readers learn to: · evaluate new property, especially property used for business · deal with office politics · analyze the flow of energy in a home or business · find out what the critical spaces are to cultivate prosperity · discover the impact of a room?s layout on the vital energy we use to accomplish our goals · understand the feng shui properties and qualities of any environment you find yourself in



Wedding Feng Shui

Author : Laura Lau

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 338 pages

File Size : 36,15 MB

Release : 2010-12-21

Category : Reference

ISBN : 006203670X

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A wedding planning book like no other, Wedding Feng Shui can help any prospective bride and groom plan the perfect nuptials, with advice on everything from finding the luckiest day to get married to choosing the perfect flowers. In Wedding Feng Shui, renowned Chinese astrologers Laura Lau and Theodora Lau, co-authors of The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes, explain how anyone of any culture can use Eastern wisdom to create a personalized, meaningful, and beautiful wedding.