Music, cosmology, and the politics of harmony in early China
By: Erica Fox Brindley
Series: SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
Publisher: State University of New York Press; SUNY Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng; chi
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781438443133
Subjects: Music; Philosophy and aesthetics; History
Description: Explores the religious, political, and cultural significance attributed to music in early China. -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Music in state order and cosmic rulership; title: A civilizing force for imperial rule; title: Regulating sound and the cosmos; title: Music and the emergence of a psychology of the emotions; title: Sagely attunement to the cosmos; title: Music and medicine.