Black Jade Age

New Evidence of 5000-Year History of China

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Following up on a reference to black jade in The Classic of Mountains and Rivers, the author conducts an extensive survey of black jade ritual articles in the Yellow River and its tributaries, supported by the new archaeological discoveries of black jade battle axes, the primal jade ritual article used in the Central Plains 5,300 years ago.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-05-25
Mått155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt611 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor231
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9789819613083
Originaltitel《玄玉时代: 五千年中国的新求证》
ÖversättareLi, Qin, X. Lu, Lucian

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Shuxian Ye, who holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature, is Senior Professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University, China. Currently Chairman of the Chinese Mythology Association and Chinese Comparative Literature Association, he was Visiting Professor at Yale University from 1999 to 2000 and Director of Comparative Literature at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 2004 to 2012. His main areas of research include comparative literature, mythology, and literary anthropology. He has published more than 300 journal articles and over 60 books.

The Puzzling Origin of Chinese Civilization.- A Discourse on the Black Jade Age.- Commencement of the Black Jade Age.- The Jing, Wei, and Luo Tributaries of the Yellow River:An Investigation of the Black Jade Halberd’s Distribution.- The Black Jade of Longshan Culture in Central China—Taosi, Qingliangsi, and Donglongshan.- Tracing the Development of the Black Jade.- Conclusion: Prehistoric Black Jade Luxuries and Their Evolution.