Chinese Occultism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781461190417)

Carus discusses the I Ching and other methods of divination, the five Chinese elements (water, fire, wood, metal and earth); the Chinese Zodiac, Fung-shui, the Lo-pan, the Chinese invention of the magnetic compass, and the personification of constellations. He gives ancient near eastern parallels, and proposes a speculative diffusionist thesis for some aspects, particularly the calendrical system. This essay serves as a good introduction to these topics, with numerous illustrations and tables to fill in the details.

Author: Paul Carus
ISBN-10: 146119041X
ISBN-13: 9781461190417
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/16/2011
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.13d