The yijing : a guide / Joseph A. Adler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adler, Joseph Alan, author.

Series:

Guides to sacred texts.

Guides to sacred texts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yi jing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

This book provides an introduction for the general reader to this classic sacred text. Joseph A. Adler explains the Yijing's multi-layered structure, its origins, its history of interpretation from the early first millennium BCE up to the present day, its function of divination, its significance in the history of Chinese thought, and its modern transformations. He explores why the Yijing has been considered the most profound expression of traditional Chinese thought and what meaning it can have for contemporary readers.

Contents:

What is the Yijing?

Layers of change

Yijing divination

The early history of Yijing interpretation

Early modern views of the Yi

The Yijing in modern China and the West

Why the Yijing?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-007249-0

0-19-007247-4

0-19-007248-2

OCLC:

1293246173