It was through the propaganda of Shen-hui (684-758) that Hui-neng (d. 710) became the also today still towering figure of sixth patriarch of Ch’an/Zen Buddhism, and accepted as the ancestor or founder of all subsequent Ch’an lineages. The first part of the book analyses the creation of the image of Hui-neng and the worship of a lacquered mummy said to be that of Hui-neng. Using...(展开全部)

It was through the propaganda of Shen-hui (684-758) that Hui-neng (d. 710) became the also today still towering figure of sixth patriarch of Ch’an/Zen Buddhism, and accepted as the ancestor or founder of all subsequent Ch’an lineages. The first part of the book analyses the creation of the image of Hui-neng and the worship of a lacquered mummy said to be that of Hui-neng. Using...(展开全部)

In the wake of expanding commercial voyages, many people in early modern Europe became curious about the plants and minerals around them and began to compile catalogues of them. Drawing on cultural, social and environmental history, as well as the histories of science and medicine, this book argues that, amidst a growing reaction against exotic imports - whether medieval spices...(展开全部)

In the wake of expanding commercial voyages, many people in early modern Europe became curious about the plants and minerals around them and began to compile catalogues of them. Drawing on cultural, social and environmental history, as well as the histories of science and medicine, this book argues that, amidst a growing reaction against exotic imports - whether medieval spices...(展开全部)

In the wake of expanding commercial voyages, many people in early modern Europe became curious about the plants and minerals around them and began to compile catalogues of them. Drawing on cultural, social and environmental history, as well as the histories of science and medicine, this book argues that, amidst a growing reaction against exotic imports - whether medieval spices...(展开全部)

As early modern Europe launched its multiple projects of global empire, it simultaneously embarked on an ambitious program of describing and picturing the world. The shapes and meanings of the extraordinary global images that emerged from this process form the subject of this highly original and richly textured study of cultural geography. Inventing Exoticism draws on a vast ra...(展开全部)

As early modern Europe launched its multiple projects of global empire, it simultaneously embarked on an ambitious program of describing and picturing the world. The shapes and meanings of the extraordinary global images that emerged from this process form the subject of this highly original and richly textured study of cultural geography. Inventing Exoticism draws on a vast ra...(展开全部)

胡司德（Roel Sterckx），剑桥大学“中国历史、科学与文明”李约瑟讲座教授，克莱尔学院院士。著作有《早期中国食物、祭品与圣贤》（Food, Sacrifice, and Sagehood in Early China），纽约剑桥大学出版社（New York: Cambridge University Press）2011年出版；主编《论鼎与品味：古代中国宗教与饮食文化》（Of Tripod and Palate: Food, Politics and Religion in Traditional China），纽约帕尔格雷夫·麦克米兰出版社（New York: Palgrave MacMillan）2005年出版。撰有古代中国文化史及思想、宗教等方面论文及专著章节多种。2013年当选为英国国家学术院院士。

Summary Read First Chapter image missing Explores early Chinese beliefs regarding the animal world and how these informed ideals of sagehood and political authority. Exploring the cultural perception of animals in early Chinese thought, this careful reading of Warring States and Han dynasty writings analyzes how views of animals were linked to human self perception and investig...(展开全部)

Summary Read First Chapter image missing Explores early Chinese beliefs regarding the animal world and how these informed ideals of sagehood and political authority. Exploring the cultural perception of animals in early Chinese thought, this careful reading of Warring States and Han dynasty writings analyzes how views of animals were linked to human self perception and investig...(展开全部)