| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 421 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
The first scholarly book to address Korean geomancy through an interdisciplinary lens. This book is a milestone in the history of academic research on the development and role of geomancy (fengshui in Chinese and p'ungsu in Korean) in Korean culture and society. As the first interdisciplinary work of its kind, it investigates many topics in geomancy studies that have never been previously explored, and contains contributions from a number of disciplines including geography, historical studies, environmental science, architecture, landscape architecture, religious studies, and psychoanalysis. While almost all books in English about geomancy are addressed to general readers as practical guides for divining auspicious locations, P'ungsu is a work of rigorous scholarship that documents, analyzes, and explains past and current practices of geomancy. Its readers will better understand the impact of geomancy on the Korean cultural landscape and appreciate the significant ecological principles embedded in the geomantic traditions of Korea; while researchers will discover new insights and inspirations for future research on geomancy not only in Korea, but in China and elsewhere. Hong-key Yoon is Associate Professor of Cultural Geography at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and the author of The Culture of Fengshui in Korea: An Exploration of East Asian Geomancy. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: historical and cultural studies of geomancy in Korea / Hong-Key Yoon -- The eight periods in the history of Korean geometry / Hong-Key Yoon -- Geomancy and major social upheavals (armed uprisings) in the history of Korea / Hong-Key Yoon -- Government affairs relating to geomancy during the time of premodern Korea / Hong-Key Yoon -- A glimpse of environmental management through geomancy in Korean history / Hong-Key Yoon -- Principal characteristics of Korean geomancy / Hong-Key Yoon -- Geomantic practices of water acquisition and management during the Choson dynasty / Dowon Lee -- Geomantic folk narratives on the bamboo groves in Chinju City: landscape as a sign of geomantic and Confucian ideology / Kim Duk Hyun -- Geomancy and traditional architecture during the Choson dynasty / In-Choul Zho -- Geomantic aesthetics in a traditional Korea garden: with reference to Kosan Yun Sondo's garden -- Geomantic landscape of a sailing boat: an examination of cultural ecological links / Hong-Key Yoon -- Geomantic modification of landforms: the idea of Chosan Pibo / Hong-Key Yoon -- Geomancy and psychology: a psychological analysis of geomancy / Cheol Joong Kang -- Geomancy and buddhism: an examination of the interaction during the Koryo period / Won-Suk Choi -- Geomantic discourses of the Choson Confucian literati / Hwa Lee -- Geomantic ideas in T'aengniji manuscripts: an examination of changing perceptions of P'ungsu during the late Choson dynasty / Inshil Choe Yoon -- Concluding remarks and reflections / Hong-Key Yoon. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Feng shui -- Korea.
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Feng shui. |
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Korea. |
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Korea -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Yoon, Hong-key, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: P'ungsu. Albany : State University of New York Press, [2017] 9781438468693 (DLC) 2017013958 (OCoLC)984898996 |
| ISBN |
9781438468716 (electronic book) |
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1438468717 (electronic book) |
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9781438468693 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1438468695 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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