This essay will review the earliest case that documents a patient’s experience of qi,one found on a bamboo text buried with the patient who died in the 318 BCE.Details of the healing encounter and of concepts of illn...This essay will review the earliest case that documents a patient’s experience of qi,one found on a bamboo text buried with the patient who died in the 318 BCE.Details of the healing encounter and of concepts of illness show how non-transmitted documents hidden from later editors in tombs preserve an older layer of medical understanding than that in transmitted canons,such as the Huang Di Nei Jing(Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor).The 4th-century BCE case record described below is the longest early medical record concerning the treatment of a specific individual.It is also an account of failure formally recorded for the sake of the survivors and buried with the dead to be transmitted to the world of the spirits.The essay begins with a reevaluation of ancient concept of qi and then moves on to the individual case record.展开更多
Montanelli suffered from the fierce conflict between humanity and divinity in his pursuit of religious belief.As a sacrifice on the altar of God,Montanelli's tragedy reflects the influence of the religion upon his...Montanelli suffered from the fierce conflict between humanity and divinity in his pursuit of religious belief.As a sacrifice on the altar of God,Montanelli's tragedy reflects the influence of the religion upon his behaviors,his internal spirit and his tragic destiny in the end.Furthermore,it manifests the cruelty and darkness of the religious rule and the distortion of the humankind in his age.展开更多
The last temptation of Christ is a controversial great work,and few contemporary vraters can use such a broad mind to examine the temptation and suffering of reality.Based on the director' s point of view,this pap...The last temptation of Christ is a controversial great work,and few contemporary vraters can use such a broad mind to examine the temptation and suffering of reality.Based on the director' s point of view,this paper not only analyzes the side of Jesus' human nature,but also analyzes his divine side.Finally,the author suggests that we can use love and hope to face life.展开更多
In feudal China and Europe once had a seemingly same phenomenon of godding the kingship. The European believed in the idea of Divine Right of kings, while the Chinese deeply thought that Emperor was entrusted by Heave...In feudal China and Europe once had a seemingly same phenomenon of godding the kingship. The European believed in the idea of Divine Right of kings, while the Chinese deeply thought that Emperor was entrusted by Heaven to rule the world. Both king and Emperor were authorized rulers. However, those theories have difference in connotation, foundation and representation; therefore they are different at the core.展开更多
Dan Brown's Angels and Demons published in 2000 directly centered on the theme of the debate upon religion and science.It is a vivid depiction of the collision of humanity and divinity,which evokes people's de...Dan Brown's Angels and Demons published in 2000 directly centered on the theme of the debate upon religion and science.It is a vivid depiction of the collision of humanity and divinity,which evokes people's deep probing to the crisis-ridden modern society.This article aims at analyzing the postmodernism writing features adopted in the theme of Angels and Demons.展开更多
In his famous book The Golden Bough,]ames Frazer mentioned one special custom found along the shores of Lake Nemi in Italy. The forest king who lived beside Lake N e m i, was not only once a prisoner, but also the mur...In his famous book The Golden Bough,]ames Frazer mentioned one special custom found along the shores of Lake Nemi in Italy. The forest king who lived beside Lake N e m i, was not only once a prisoner, but also the murderer of his predecessor. W hy did the K ing have to be kille d ? How could he be k ille d ? This was the very starting point of James Frazer’s divine kingship study. This was in contrast to the common idea held in many cultures, that kings, or even gods, would die.展开更多
The Invisible Hand Of Divine Providence in Christian Theology leads mankind continuously with teleological aim.Adam Smith’s“Invisible Hand of Political Economy”leads society to the highest level of prosperity,where...The Invisible Hand Of Divine Providence in Christian Theology leads mankind continuously with teleological aim.Adam Smith’s“Invisible Hand of Political Economy”leads society to the highest level of prosperity,where the benefits of households,businesses and the state are optimized.Adam Smith,influenced by the Theology of Augustine and Thomas Aquinas,transfers the Hand of Divine Providence to economic life and lets individuals function on the basis of their own interest and the“sympathy”governing their economic relations.Two patterns run at the same time.The economic circuit is driven by the good choice of the invisible hand,and mankind is driven by the good providence of God.The purpose of our work is to present this coincidence of the two“long hands”of God and the Economy and the influences that the Philosophy of Ethical Emotions of Political Economy has received from Theology.展开更多
In previous studies on the iconographical symbolism revealed in Giorgio Vasari’s fresco decoration for the Cupola of Santa Maria del Fiore(also known as the Dome of Florence,1572-1574),I discussed three points:(1)the...In previous studies on the iconographical symbolism revealed in Giorgio Vasari’s fresco decoration for the Cupola of Santa Maria del Fiore(also known as the Dome of Florence,1572-1574),I discussed three points:(1)the impact of Dante’s Divine Comedy,in particular the Inferno;(2)the influence of Coppo di Marcovaldo’s mosaic decoration on the cupola of the Florentine Baptistery(1300);and(3)the inspiration of Renaissance Neoplatonism in Vasari’s paintings.(Aspects of this study were published in Cheney,2016,pp.488-519;Cheney&Hendrix,2002,pp.177-188;Cheney,1998,pp.35-55;Cheney,1987,pp.1-8).In this essay,I will focus on another iconographical representation:the metaphysical and physical symbolism of the eye(―l’occhio‖)in Vasari’s cupola imagery(Figure 1).This approach will connect with Cosimo Bartoli’s lecture on Dante’s Divine Comedy and,in particular,on Dante’s Purgatorio(Cantos XXX and XXXI)as well as with Vincenzo Borghini’s program for the decoration of the Cupola of Santa Maria del Fiore.展开更多
基金This study is financed by the grant from Lehigh University,College of Arts and Sciences,NEH distinguished scholar fund.
文摘This essay will review the earliest case that documents a patient’s experience of qi,one found on a bamboo text buried with the patient who died in the 318 BCE.Details of the healing encounter and of concepts of illness show how non-transmitted documents hidden from later editors in tombs preserve an older layer of medical understanding than that in transmitted canons,such as the Huang Di Nei Jing(Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor).The 4th-century BCE case record described below is the longest early medical record concerning the treatment of a specific individual.It is also an account of failure formally recorded for the sake of the survivors and buried with the dead to be transmitted to the world of the spirits.The essay begins with a reevaluation of ancient concept of qi and then moves on to the individual case record.
文摘Montanelli suffered from the fierce conflict between humanity and divinity in his pursuit of religious belief.As a sacrifice on the altar of God,Montanelli's tragedy reflects the influence of the religion upon his behaviors,his internal spirit and his tragic destiny in the end.Furthermore,it manifests the cruelty and darkness of the religious rule and the distortion of the humankind in his age.
文摘The last temptation of Christ is a controversial great work,and few contemporary vraters can use such a broad mind to examine the temptation and suffering of reality.Based on the director' s point of view,this paper not only analyzes the side of Jesus' human nature,but also analyzes his divine side.Finally,the author suggests that we can use love and hope to face life.
文摘In feudal China and Europe once had a seemingly same phenomenon of godding the kingship. The European believed in the idea of Divine Right of kings, while the Chinese deeply thought that Emperor was entrusted by Heaven to rule the world. Both king and Emperor were authorized rulers. However, those theories have difference in connotation, foundation and representation; therefore they are different at the core.
文摘Dan Brown's Angels and Demons published in 2000 directly centered on the theme of the debate upon religion and science.It is a vivid depiction of the collision of humanity and divinity,which evokes people's deep probing to the crisis-ridden modern society.This article aims at analyzing the postmodernism writing features adopted in the theme of Angels and Demons.
文摘In his famous book The Golden Bough,]ames Frazer mentioned one special custom found along the shores of Lake Nemi in Italy. The forest king who lived beside Lake N e m i, was not only once a prisoner, but also the murderer of his predecessor. W hy did the K ing have to be kille d ? How could he be k ille d ? This was the very starting point of James Frazer’s divine kingship study. This was in contrast to the common idea held in many cultures, that kings, or even gods, would die.
文摘The Invisible Hand Of Divine Providence in Christian Theology leads mankind continuously with teleological aim.Adam Smith’s“Invisible Hand of Political Economy”leads society to the highest level of prosperity,where the benefits of households,businesses and the state are optimized.Adam Smith,influenced by the Theology of Augustine and Thomas Aquinas,transfers the Hand of Divine Providence to economic life and lets individuals function on the basis of their own interest and the“sympathy”governing their economic relations.Two patterns run at the same time.The economic circuit is driven by the good choice of the invisible hand,and mankind is driven by the good providence of God.The purpose of our work is to present this coincidence of the two“long hands”of God and the Economy and the influences that the Philosophy of Ethical Emotions of Political Economy has received from Theology.
文摘In previous studies on the iconographical symbolism revealed in Giorgio Vasari’s fresco decoration for the Cupola of Santa Maria del Fiore(also known as the Dome of Florence,1572-1574),I discussed three points:(1)the impact of Dante’s Divine Comedy,in particular the Inferno;(2)the influence of Coppo di Marcovaldo’s mosaic decoration on the cupola of the Florentine Baptistery(1300);and(3)the inspiration of Renaissance Neoplatonism in Vasari’s paintings.(Aspects of this study were published in Cheney,2016,pp.488-519;Cheney&Hendrix,2002,pp.177-188;Cheney,1998,pp.35-55;Cheney,1987,pp.1-8).In this essay,I will focus on another iconographical representation:the metaphysical and physical symbolism of the eye(―l’occhio‖)in Vasari’s cupola imagery(Figure 1).This approach will connect with Cosimo Bartoli’s lecture on Dante’s Divine Comedy and,in particular,on Dante’s Purgatorio(Cantos XXX and XXXI)as well as with Vincenzo Borghini’s program for the decoration of the Cupola of Santa Maria del Fiore.
