Time and Space in Chinese Culture
| Author | : Chun-chieh Huang |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 408 |
| Release | : 2021-09-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004488281 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004488286 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (286 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Time and Space in Chinese Culture by : Chun-chieh Huang
Download or read book Time and Space in Chinese Culture written by Chun-chieh Huang and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All cultures and times have their own notions of time and space. Being one of the fundamental ideas in every society they influence virtually every aspect of society. In this book the authors explain the notions of time and space in China, how culturally concrete and particularly Chinese they are and how significant such Chinese cultural-ness of these notions is. Seventeen scholars of various disciplinary backgrounds have treated topics within this general perspective in a comprehensive way.