Dictionary of Chinese Symbols

Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought

Wolfram Eberhard (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

336 Seiten

1988
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-00228-8 (ISBN)

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A guide describing more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature, customs and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and precisely.

This unique and authoritative guide describes more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature and in Chinese customs and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and precisely.
`An ideal reference book to help one learn and explore further, while simultaneously giving greater insight into many other aspects of Chinese life ... the most authoritative guide to Chinese symbolism available to the general reader today ... a well-researched, informative and entertaining guide to the treasure trove of Chinese symbols.' - South China Morning Post

Wolfram Eberhard is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkley.

Introduction: The Symbolic Language of the Chinese, Dictionary of Chinese Symbols, Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.6.2019
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Dictionaries
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	440 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
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ISBN-10	0-415-00228-1 / 0415002281
ISBN-13	978-0-415-00228-8 / 9780415002288
Zustand	Neuware