Zhouyi: A New Translation with Commentary of the Book of Changes Contributor(s): Rutt, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 070071491X ISBN-13: 9780700714919 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: Zhouyi is a manual of oracles compiled in an archaic script during the Chinese Bronze Age (c. 2500 BC - c. 300 BC). As the language developed and the script was reformed, the original meaning of the oracles gave way to a new interpretation resulting in a book of wisdom. By the second century AD eight explanatory tractates, confusingly known as the 'Ten Wings', had been added to them. Thus, Zhouyi and the Ten Wings together came to be known as Yijing (or I Ching) - The Book of Changes - the most widely known of all the Chinese classics. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | I Ching - History | Asia - China - Religion | Eastern |
Dewey: 299.512 |
Series: Durham East-Asia |
Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.01" W x 8.97" (1.81 lbs) 510 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Modern research has revealed the Book of Changes to be a royal divination manual of the Zhou state (500100 BC). This new translation synthesizes the results of modern study, presenting the work in its historical context. The first book to render original Chinese rhymes into rhymed English. |