Nominative Determinism: How Your Name Determines Your Fate (Traditional Chinese Edition) - Softcover

Yuen, Cyril S; Li, Kathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1925462145 ISBN 13: 9781925462142

Verlag: Solid Software Pty Ltd, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

Nominative Determinism: How Your Name Determines Your Fate brings together from across time the dos and don'ts, taboos and customs, fashions and traditions, for naming a baby or person: how a good name brings luck and how a miss is as good as a mile; the various ancient naming techniques using a person's five elements and Chinese zodiacs, supplemented by thought-provoking practical examples; analysis of names and sobriquets from historical and modern figures...

This book is practical and yet fun to read. It does not only give you dinner conversation starters, but also precious references for parents and soon-to-be parents who plan to name their babies.

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Cyril S. Yuen is a prominent figure in feng-shui, he is also a consultant for a transnational architecture firm where he applies feng-shui techniques to help optimize contemporary architectural designs. He learned the art of feng-shui and I-Ching name analysis (a form of Chinese anthroponymy) from several notable experts. His other book, The Aspects of Feng-Shui, gives a comprehensive analysis of the feng-shui culture and its influence in the Western world. Having graduated with an engineering degree from McGill University in Canada, Cyril also obtained the Diploma in Translation from the Chartered Institute of Linguistics in the UK. His articles are easy to understand, and they blend seamlessly into Chinese and Western cultures.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Solid Software Pty Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Chinesisch
• ISBN 10: 1925462145
• ISBN 13: 9781925462142
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland