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Legacy of the Luoshu [electronic resource] : the 4,000 year search for the meaning of the magic square of order three / Frank J. Swetz.

By: Swetz, Frank.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Wellesley, Mass. : A.K. Peters, c2008Description: xiii, 214 p. : ill., map.ISBN: 9781439865323 (ebook : PDF).Subject(s): Magic squaresGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No title; No titleOnline resources: Distributed by publisher. Purchase or institutional license may be required for access. Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. The journey begins -- 2. On the banks of the Luo River : the Chinese origins of the Luoshu -- 3. Yinyang, Wuxing, and key numbers in the Luoshu -- 4. The Luoshu in cosmic ritual, fortune-telling, and fengshui -- 5. Chinese variations on the Luoshu theme -- 6. The magic square of order three in other cultures -- 7. Luoshu miscellanea -- 8. Some final thoughts.
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Originally published: Chicago : Open Court ; [Berkeley, CA.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-206) and index.

1. The journey begins -- 2. On the banks of the Luo River : the Chinese origins of the Luoshu -- 3. Yinyang, Wuxing, and key numbers in the Luoshu -- 4. The Luoshu in cosmic ritual, fortune-telling, and fengshui -- 5. Chinese variations on the Luoshu theme -- 6. The magic square of order three in other cultures -- 7. Luoshu miscellanea -- 8. Some final thoughts.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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