The I Ching : a biography / Richard J. Smith.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Lives of great religious booksPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2012.Description: xxii, 278 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780691145099
  • 0691145091
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PL 2464 .Z7 S63 2012
Contents:
Part One. The domestic evolution of the Yijing -- Genesis of the Changes -- The making of a classic -- Interpreting the Changes -- Part Two. The transnational travels of the Yijing -- The Changes in East Asia -- The westward travels of the Changes -- Concluding remarks.
Summary: Relates the history of China's ancient divination manual, discussing its structure, worldwide appeal to different cultures, and influence on philosophy, medicine, art, and politics.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-264) and index.

Part One. The domestic evolution of the Yijing -- Genesis of the Changes -- The making of a classic -- Interpreting the Changes -- Part Two. The transnational travels of the Yijing -- The Changes in East Asia -- The westward travels of the Changes -- Concluding remarks.

Relates the history of China's ancient divination manual, discussing its structure, worldwide appeal to different cultures, and influence on philosophy, medicine, art, and politics.

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