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