Parallel Planetary Astrologies in Medieval China and Inner Asia

Portentous clusters of the five visible planets are repeatedly implicated in historical sources in connection with dynastic transitions in early China. In the medieval period, which is the focus of this investigation, the History of the Three Kingdoms records how timely planetary portents during the...

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Main Author: Pankenier, David W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2019
In: International journal of divination and prognostication
Year: 2019, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-203
Further subjects:B political astrology
B planetary clusters
B An Lushan Rebellion
B Sasanian Empire
B Three Kingdoms
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