From celestial to intellectual revelation: the role of diagrams in developing philosophical ideas in medieval China
13 March 2013, 16:30 - 17:30
- Speakers Abstract:
Starting from the 12th century, the use of diagrammatic devices for a non-linear representation of passages from the canonic writings became a wide-spread practice among Chinese literati. Besides possible predecessors of this practice, the talk will analyse the different ways of representation: textual analysis, devotional purposes, and all-embracing cosmological diagrams.
- Speakers:
- Prof. Michael Lackner (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg)
- Organised by:
- Warburg Institute
- Event Type:
- Lecture
- Venue:
- Warburg Institute
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