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Yusi Jing - A treatise of “Western” Astral Science in Chinese and its versified version Xitian yusi jing (2014)

Mak, Bill M. (Author)

Sciamvs: Sources and Commentaries in Exact Sciences
Volume: 15
Pages: 105-169

URI: http://www.sciamvs.org/vol_15.html

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Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence Transmission of texts East Asia, civilization and culture Transmission of ideas Translations Japan China Ptolemy, Claudius Dorotheos of Sidon

Yusi jing 聿斯經 is a title attributed to a handful of foreign astral treatises widely mentioned in Chinese historiographical works since the late first millennium. Its historical presence and scope of influence are attested by the references and citations found in documents from Dunhuang, China and Japan. Based on the extant materials, scholars have suggested the classical Greek genethliacal astrology exemplified by Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos to be its source and that the Christians of the East-Syrian Church were responsible for its transmission.1 Unfortunately, only fragments of the text survived and there have been no attempts to examine the content of the text itself. In this paper, I will examine a text titled Xitian yusi jing 西天聿斯經found in the Xingxue dacheng 星學大成 (“Grand Compendium of Astral Studies”), a Ming anthology of astral treatises. The content, authorship and putative sources of this text, as well as its relation with the Yusi jing will be discussed. In addition, an edition and English translation of the text, together with a comparison with Dorotheus’ Carmen Astrologicum and other works are provided.

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