The culture of fengshui in Korea: an exploration of East Asian geomancy Hong-key Yoon.
Publication details: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2006Description: xvi, 331 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780739113493Other title: Culture of feng shui in KoreaSubject(s): Feng shui -- Korea -- History | Feng shui -- Social aspects -- Korea (South) | Feng shui -- East Asia | Korea -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 133.3337 LOC classification: BF1779.F4 | Y66 2006Online resources: Table of contents only| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-325) and index.
The nature and historical background of geomancy. Introduction ; The origin and evolution of geomancy ; The introduction and development of geomancy in Korea -- Geomantic principles into practice. Yin-yang theory and geomancy ; The geomantic principles for an auspicious site ; The principles of house geomancy ; Grave geomancy and grave landscape ; An interpretation of geomantic principles ; The cartography of geomancy -- Geomancy and religion. Geomancy's interaction with Buddhism ; Confucian ethos and geomancy -- Geomancy and settlement. The use of geomantic ideas in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cities ; Seoul: a new dynasty's search for an auspicious site ; The social construction of Kaesong -- Geomancy and iconography. Iconographic warfare and the geomantic landscape of Seoul ; Conclusion.
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