The Covenant and the Mandate of Heaven

An In-Depth Comparative Cultural Study of Judaism and China

Omschrijving

Is Judaism the yang of China's yin? What cultural bonds tied Judaism and China? Israel and China, past, present and future. These are just some of the topics explored in this book in a historical setting: not Chinese nor Jewish, but Chinese AND Jewish. The book compares ancient and contemporary Chinese sources with corresponding Western literature to show that these two cultures balanced each other in a cultural relationship of YIN and YANG: one as a religion that deeply influenced Western cultures and the other in an opposing environment secluded, isolated and little understood by outsiders. The book also presents China and Judaism through the eyes of the people who have faithfully followed their tenets since antiquity. Readers will see these two cultures in a new light: not as "fossils" but as two vibrant cultures tied by invisible bonds to survive and flourish to present day.
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€ 19,95 binnen Nederland
Schrijver
Weisz, Tiberiu
Titel
The Covenant and the Mandate of Heaven
Uitgever
iUniverse
Jaar
2008
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
264
Gewicht
386 gr
EAN
9780595444502
Afmetingen
222 x 146 x 19 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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