Reflections of the Lunar Aspect On Western Chou Chronology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13823355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David W Pankenier (0000-0001-6209-5365, 1Lehigh University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-76 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | T oung Pao (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0082-5433 • E-ISSN: 1568-5322 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156853292x00090 |
| OpenAlex | W2007893022 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Study of ancient Chinese thinking about the moon's changing aspect inevitably leads to consideration of a curious development in the history of ideas in China: the process whereby the meaning of the word p'o Ot, which originally referred to the moon's illuminated aspect, became transformed into its exact opposite-the face of the moon in obscurity. In Metempsychosis in the Moon,' I attempted to show that this transformation was a direct consequence of the progress during the Warring States and Han periods in understanding the mechanism of solar eclipses and, inevitably, the recognition that the moon was in fact illuminated by the sun. The realization that the moon shone not by its own intrinsicyin or cool light but by reflectedyang light of the sun brought about a rethinking of the older organic notion
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Astrobiology · Astronomy · China · Chronology · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential · New moon · Physics · Realization (probability · Solar System · Chinese history and philosophy · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |