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Laing
Scottish psychiatrist. In his widely read and highly controversial book The Divided Self (1960), his analysis of schizophrenia led him to theorize that insecurity about one's existence prompts a defensive reaction in which the self splits into separate components, generating psychotic symptoms, and he opposed standard schizophrenia treatments such as hospitalization and electroshock. He even opposed the concept of mental illness, viewing it as induced by family relationships and society, and radically reconceived the role of the psychiatrist. He later modified some of his controversial positions.
Changan
Ancient capital of China during the Han, Sui, and Tang dynasties, near present-day Xi'an. From the mid-4th cent. it was a center of Buddhist studies. Wendi, first emperor of the Sui, expanded Changan: its outer walls were 6 mi (9.7 km) by 5 mi (8.2 km), with 14 avenues running north-south and 11 running east-west. The center of the N boundary was the site of the imperial palace; in front of it was an administrative compound 3 mi (4.5 km) square. Until the proscription of foreign religions in the 840s, Changan contained numerous Buddhist temples, along with Nestorian, Manichaean, and Zoroastrian churches and many Taoist monasteries. It was reduced to ruins in the 880s by the rebel Huang Zhao, and future dynasties established their capitals elsewhere.
Fang
Bantu-speaking peoples of S Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and N Gabon. The Fang number about 3.6 million. Under colonial rule they engaged in ivory trading, and after World War I in cocoa farming. By 1939 much of the population was Christian, but since 1945 there has been a rapid growth of syncretistic sects. They are politically influential, especially in Gabon.
Huangdi
Third of ancient China's mythological emperors and a patron saint of Taoism. According to legend, he was born in 2704 BC and became emperor in 2697. He is remembered as a paragon of wisdom who established a golden age, seeking to create an ideal kingdom in which his people would live in keeping with natural law. Tradition holds that his reign saw the introduction of wooden houses, carts, boats, the bow and arrow, writing, and governmental institutions. His wife was reputed to have taught women how to breed silkworms and weave silk.
Jiangsu
Province (pop., 1996 est.: 70,660,000), E China. Its capital is Nanking. It occupies a wide alluvial plain that is divided into two sections by the estuary of the Chang (Yangtze) River. One of the smallest and most densely populated provinces of China, it is also one of the richest. Once a part of the ancient state of Wu, the region was part of the Nanking province under the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). It became a separate province in 1667 and served as the headquarters (1853-64) for the Taiping Rebellion. It was an important base for China's Nationalist Party, which made Nanking the ...
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