Navigating Voyages in Real and Religious Life: The Big-Dipper Belief and Shipbuilding in Premodern China
Sailors in premodern China performed various types of rituals to pray for safe voyages. This article investigates a unique seven-dot image discovered from shipwrecks dated to thirteenth- and fourteenth-century China. Comparing the seven-dot image with the Big-Dipper image in premodern navigation map...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/8/398 |