Chinese Occultism

by Paul Carus

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461190417
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	05/16/2011
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	7.99(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.13(d)