por pedroceinos | Ene 5, 2026 | books, culture
The Dog as Psychopomp in China The Dog as Psychopomp in China One of the oldest human beliefs was that after death there existed an immaterial part of the person—later called the soul or spirit—that did not disappear with the body. Its origin may lie in the “presence”...
por pedroceinos | Ene 3, 2026 | books, culture
An ambitious project to rewrite history An ambitious project to rewrite history. It is what we see in Lhamsuren Munkh-Erdene, The Nomadic Leviathan. A Critique of the Sinocentric Paradigm. Brill. Leiden. 2023. Now free to download in the publisher’s webpage. This book...
por pedroceinos | Dic 13, 2025 | chinese-characters
The Shuangdun Signs and the Origins of Chinese Writing The Shuangdun Signs and the Origins of Chinese Writing When the origins of Chinese writing are discussed, attention almost always turns to the oracle bones of the Shang dynasty. Yet thousands of years before...
por pedroceinos | Dic 12, 2025 | culture
Geckos and the “Mark of Chastity” in Imperial China: History, Symbolism, and Cultural Context Geckos and the “Mark of Chastity” in Imperial China: History, Symbolism, and Cultural Context Across the long span of imperial Chinese history, the gecko occupied a...
por pedroceinos | Dic 9, 2025 | culture
Why It Is Necessary to Study Suicide in Chinese Culture Why It Is Necessary to Study Suicide in Chinese Culture While drafting new chapters for my Brief History of China, cases of suicide kept appearing in the most diverse circumstances. Ministers and wives who...
