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An Introduction to the Zhou yi (Book of Changes)

An Introduction to the Zhou yi (Book of Changes)

Dajun, Liu
Wenzhi, Zhang

Hardcover

Chinese HistoryGeneral PsychologyI Ching

ISBN10: 1630516880
ISBN13: 9781630516888
Publisher: Chiron Publications
Published: Feb 1 2019
Pages: 374
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The I Ching (a. k. a. Yi jing, the Book of Changes, Zhou Changes) is one of the oldest texts in world history, and it is often considered the first in the Confucian classics. To this date, it continues to be an important source of understanding traditional Chinese thought and society. To help readers fully appreciate this archaic classical work, the author of this book comprehensively considers the explanations of the characters of zhou and yi from all traditional perspectives, and then introduces the relationship between Confucius (551-479 BCE) and the later Yi zhuan (Commentaries on the Changes), which elevated the Zhou yi from a divination manual to a classic of wisdom literature. The connections between the sixty-four hexagrams introduced in the book can help define the import of the different hexagrams. As the foundation of the Zhou yi, the traditional study of images and numbers plays a major role in the book. The Zhou yi originally was a divination manual, and this book also offers the author's special perspectives on this topic. The first part of this book also sketches a scholarly outline of the history of Changes scholarship and further explores image-numerological approaches to the Zhou yi employed by Zhou yi experts of past dynasties.

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