It is possible that descendents of Shennong established a home in this area, giving rise to the idea that it was a birthplace of Shennong. Left: An artifact at the Shanghai Museum from about 800-900 B.C. found in the area where Shennong is believed to have lived (Fufeng County, Shaanxi).
Hypostasis is a Greek word á½ÏÏÏÏÎ±ÏÎ¹Ï that has a range of meanings: nature, substance, image, essence, etc.
Hypostatization refers to an effect of reification which results from supposing that whatever can be named, or conceived abstractly, must actually exist, an ontological and epistemological fallacy. The concept is related to, but is distinct from, Marx's theories of alienation and commodity fetishism.