SeminarsEine Kulturgeschichte der Zahlen: von Orakelknochen und Big Data
In this seminar Prof. Bréard presents a cultural and epistemological approach to the numerical and numerological significance of numbers in divinatory texts and other contexts in early and late imperial as well as modern China. As an overarching theme, readings and discussions will address “Numbers and Narratives”, outlining a cultural history of quantification that examines […]In this seminar Prof. Bréard presents a cultural and epistemological approach to the numerical and numerological significance of numbers in divinatory texts and other contexts in early and late imperial as well as modern China. As an overarching theme, readings and discussions will address “Numbers and Narratives”, outlining a cultural history of quantification that examines […]
