Feng-Shui: The Science of Sacred Landscape in Old China - Softcover

Eitel, Ernest; John Michell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0907791182 ISBN 13: 9780907791188

Publisher: Synergetic Press, 1993

Synopsis

The traditional Chinese science and practice of FengShui works with vital currents that are influenced by heavenly bodies and which permeate the earth’s surface and regulate its cycles of fertility. Modern concern about the threat to the earth’s continued life and fertility has brought about a revival of interest in this science which was based on principles of cooperation between mankind and nature. First published in 1873, Ernest J. Eitel’s Feng-Shui remains the best classical treatise on the subject ever written. As such, it offers a unique perspective on a subject that has since been heavily commercialized in the West. This edition includes nine engravings of Chinese landscapes by nineteenth century artist Thomas Allom.

About this title

About the Author:

Ernest J. Eitel, a missionary who worked in China, learned firsthand about the oral tradition of feng-shui and its philosophical roots, which span a range of thought from Taoism and Buddhism to ancient rural magic.

Review:

"This well known word means wind-water, but its wider sense stands for the relations to the surrounding nature, the influence of the landscape on the beauty of the buildings and the happiness of the inhabitants." --Ernst Borschman

" ... John Michell argues compellingly that feng-shui can truly enable individuals to create more benign circumstances." --Michael Harings, The Laughing Man Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Synergetic Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0907791182
• ISBN 13: 9780907791188
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 96