http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/history/east-asian-history/astrology-and-cosmology-early-china-conforming-earth-heaven The ancient Chinese were profoundly influenced by the Sun, Moon and stars, making persistent efforts to mirror astral phenomena in shaping their civilization. In this pioneering text, David W. Pankenier introduces readers to a seriously understudi...(展开全部)

http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/history/east-asian-history/astrology-and-cosmology-early-china-conforming-earth-heaven The ancient Chinese were profoundly influenced by the Sun, Moon and stars, making persistent efforts to mirror astral phenomena in shaping their civilization. In this pioneering text, David W. Pankenier introduces readers to a seriously understudi...(展开全部)

The ancient Chinese were profoundly influenced by the Sun, Moon and stars, making persistent efforts to mirror astral phenomena in shaping their civilization. In this pioneering text, David W. Pankenier introduces readers to a seriously understudied field, illustrating how astronomy shaped the culture of China from the very beginning and how it influenced areas as disparate as ...(展开全部)

Tian, or Heaven, had multiple meanings in early China. It had been used since the Western Zhou to indicate both the sky and the highest god, and later came to be regarded as a force driving the movement of the cosmos and as a home to deities and imaginary animals. By the Han dynasty, which saw an outpouring of visual materials depicting Heaven, the concept of Heaven encompassed...(展开全部)

Tian, or Heaven, had multiple meanings in early China. It had been used since the Western Zhou to indicate both the sky and the highest god, and later came to be regarded as a force driving the movement of the cosmos and as a home to deities and imaginary animals. By the Han dynasty, which saw an outpouring of visual materials depicting Heaven, the concept of Heaven encompassed...(展开全部)

普鸣（Michael J. Puett），1986—1994年就读于芝加哥大学，师从马歇尔·萨林斯（Marshall Sahlins），获人类学博士学位，此后在哈佛大学东亚系任教，现为Walter C. Klein中国历史讲席教授，东亚系、人类学系双聘教授。普鸣的著作关注宗教、人类学、历史、哲学的交互领域，注重将中国文明置于世界文明的比较视野中讨论。

Evidence from Shang oracle bones to memorials submitted to Western Han emperors attests to a long-lasting debate in early China over the proper relationship between humans and gods. One pole of the debate saw the human and divine realms as separate and agonistic and encouraged divination to determine the will of the gods and sacrifices to appease and influence them. The opposit...(展开全部)

Evidence from Shang oracle bones to memorials submitted to Western Han emperors attests to a long-lasting debate in early China over the proper relationship between humans and gods. One pole of the debate saw the human and divine realms as separate and agonistic and encouraged divination to determine the will of the gods and sacrifices to appease and influence them. The opposit...(展开全部)

普鸣（Michael J. Puett），1986—1994年就读于芝加哥大学，师从马歇尔·萨林斯（Marshall Sahlins），获人类学博士学位，此后在哈佛大学东亚系任教，现为Walter C. Klein中国历史讲席教授，东亚系、人类学系双聘教授。普鸣的著作关注宗教、人类学、历史、哲学的交互领域，注重将中国文明置于世界文明的比较视野中讨论。