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The dragon in early imperial China.

Dragan, Raymond Anthony.

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紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The dragon in early imperial China./
作者:	Dragan, Raymond Anthony.
出版者:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 1993,
面頁冊數:	381 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-09, Section: A, page: 3479.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International54-09A.
標題:	Religious history. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=NN82942
ISBN:	9780315829428

The dragon in early imperial China.
Dragan, Raymond Anthony.

The dragon in early imperial China. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1993 - 381 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-09, Section: A, page: 3479.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto (Canada), 1993.

The dragon was one of the most prominent and pervasive symbols in pre-modern China. Through a reevaluation of primary-source material from a textual, historical, and phenomenological point of view, this dissertation explores the meaning of dragon symbolism within different religious traditions at the dawn of China's imperial age.

ISBN: 9780315829428Subjects--Topical Terms:

2122824
Religious history.

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520 $a The first chapter outlines several correlations between crocodilians and dragons and considers this hypothetical identification with respect to of classical dragon-slayer myths. Its findings challenge the unqualified view that in China, as opposed to the West, the dragon was a benevolent creature rather than a malevolent one.
520 $a The dragon belonged to two groupings of sacred animals: the Four Divine Animals and the Four Spirits. The second chapter examines the dragon's status within these two sets of animal symbols as a basis for determining its classification according to the dual cosmic forces of Yin and Yang.
520 $a In ancient China, the dragon's rain-making powers were understood in terms of Yin and Yang. Since archaic times, shamans played the main role in summoning the dragon spirit through dance and various coercive means.
520 $a Chapter 4 explores myths which deal with the dragon's role in matters of life and death. Dragons were said to not only father emperors but also carry immortals up to heaven.
520 $a The River Chart myth suggested that dragons revealed sacred diagrams to sagely sovereigns as testimony of their divine mandate. In examining the history of the River Chart myth, Chapter 5 explores the dragon's association with sacred symbols.
520 $a During the Han dynasty, Daoism adopted the sacred symbol as a vehicle for expressing ideas related to the all-important concept of the Dao. By assessing the theoretical correlations between dragon and Dao, the final chapter in this dissertation elucidates the special significance of the dragon in early Daoism.
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