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What Is Feng-Shui?: The Classic Nineteenth-Century Interpretation by Ernest J Eitel

What Is Feng-Shui?: The Classic Nineteenth-Century Interpretation by Ernest J Eitel

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What Is Feng-Shui?: The Classic Nineteenth-Century Interpretation by Ernest J Eitel

ISBN: 0486431894    EAN: 9780486431895
Publisher: Dover Publications
Binding: Paperback
Copyright Date: 2003
Pub Date: July 15, 2003
Physical Info: 0.25" H x 9.34" L x 4.52" W (0.28 lbs) 69 pages

Based on principles of cooperation between humans and nature, feng-shui promotes a form of living in harmony with the landscape that is reputed to enhance the attractiveness of buildings and the well-being of their inhabitants. Ernest J. Eitel, a missionary who worked in China, learned firsthand about this ancient oral tradition and its philosophical roots, which span a range of thought from Taoism and Buddhism to ancient rural magic. In 1873, Eitel published the first book on feng-shui, introducing Westerners to the principled but highly flexible code for arranging living quarters to achieve optimal comfort for mind and body.
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