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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 931.04 EAN: 9780872207561 ISBN: 0872207560 Label: Hackett Publishing Company Manufacturer: Hackett Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 226 Publication Date: March 31, 2005 Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company Studio: Hackett Publishing Company Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: In his classic study of the cultural history of Han China, Michael Loewe uses both archaeological discoveries and written records to sketch the conceptual background of various artefacts of the Han period, and shows how ancient Chinese thought is as much informed by mythology as it is dependent on reason. Originally published as Chinese Ideas of Life and Death: Faith, Myth and Reason in the Han Period (202BC-AD220), this edition includes a new Preface that discusses relevant discoveries made since the first publication and an updated list of other works on relevant topics. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Confusing ExpositionMichael Loewe's book is a 2005 reprint of the 1982 original edition. Although it is still usable, I felt that his explanations were often lacking. Loewe aims, in this short book, to introduce the general reader to the religious, social, and political thought of the Han Dynasty. That's a lot of territory to cover, and to make it understandable to the modern Western reader requires analytical thinking, clear writing, and careful definition of terms. This is where Loewe falls short; indefinite and ... Read More Rating:  - An important book on the complex Han-DynastyMichael Loewe does an attempt to unveil the mysteries of the Han-dynasty. This is not an easy task, but Loewe succedes in an wellordered presentation of the ideas, mythes and thoughts in the magnificient Han-dynasty. Many of the fundamental ideas and imaginations in the cultural history of China comes from this period. It was also a time when different strands merge togther - all this Loewe tries to explain in a well written manner. Chapter two and three are important contributions to the religious ... Read More 
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