Music, cosmology, and the politics of harmony in early China /Erica Fox Brindley.

Brindley, Erica, 1971-

Music, cosmology, and the politics of harmony in early China /Erica Fox Brindley. - Albany : State University of New York Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource (224 pages). - SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Music in state order and cosmic rulership -- A civilizing force for imperial rule -- Regulating sound and the cosmos -- Music and the emergence of a psychology of the emotions -- Sagely attunement to the cosmos -- Music and medicine.



9781438443157


Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music--Social aspects--History.--China
Music--Political aspects--History.--China
China--History--Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
China--History--Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C.
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music--Political aspects--History.--China
Music--Social aspects--History.--China


Electronic Books.

ML3917 / .M875 2011