Unlocking the Chinese Gate:Manifestations of the Space “In-Between” in Early China (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

by: Galia Dor (Author)

Publisher: SUNY Press

Publication Date: 1 May 2024

Language: English

Print Length: 324 pages

ISBN-10: 1438497539

ISBN-13: 9781438497532

Book Description

Offers an innovative analysis of gates-as architectural components, visual images, and mental constructs-in early Chinese thought and material culture.
Review “If there is one object in Chinese civilization whose significance surpasses its physical presence, it is the gate. Architecturally, the gate is as varied in size and design as the structures it is associated with, while, in the sphere of religion, it is a physical and metaphorical icon. When it comes to philosophical discourses on the gate, Galia Dor breaks new ground with her reading of the gate as the in-between of the formed and formless. In her profoundly rich and sublimely gratifying work, Dor draws upon a wide spectrum of materials to reveal how the Chinese transformed the humble gate into one having ‘psychocosmic’ potential. Intertwining the fields of architecture, history, politics, religious studies, and philosophy, this book is a breathtaking example of cross-disciplinary scholarship, shedding new light on both the gate and early Chinese thought and material culture.” – David Chai, author of Zhuangzi and the Becoming of Nothingness

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