Legacy of the Luoshu: The 4,000 Year Search for the Meaning of the Magic Square of Order Three (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781568814278)

A symbol of the Divine, a good luck charm, a cosmogram of the world order, a template for fengshui --through the ages, the luoshu, or magic squre of order three, has fascinated people of many different cultures. In this riveting account of cultural detective work, renowned mathematics educator, Frank J. Swetz relates how he uncovered the previously hidden history of the luoshu, from its Chinese origins, shrouded in legend, through its eventual association with Chinese fortunetelling, Daoism, and fengshui, to its incorporation into Islamic astrology and alchemy and its migration into Kabbalistic lore and other occult traditions of the West.

Author: Frank Swetz
ISBN-10: 1568814275
ISBN-13: 9781568814278
Publisher: A K PETERS
Language: English
Published: 06/16/2008
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2008 pg. 34