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Music, cosmology, and the politics of harmony in early China

Brindley, Erica, 1971-

Music, cosmology, and the politics of harmony in early China [electronic resource] / Erica Fox Brindley. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (224 p.) - SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references 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--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
China--History--Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C.


Electronic books.

ML3917.C6 / B75 2011

780.931