Zhouyi: A New Translation with Commentary of the Book of Changes

by Richard Rutt

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136857546
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2013
Series:	Durham East Asia Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	510
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Richard Rutt

Table of Contents

List of diagrams and tables, Preface, Romanization and Pronunaation, PART I, 1. The background: Bronze Age China, 2. The history of a book, 3. The fascination of Zhouyi, 4. European translations, 5. The contents of Zhouyi, 6. Divination, PART II, ZHOUYI, TRANSLATION NOTES, PART III, APPENDIX: The Ten Wings: Introduction, NOTES: References and further reading, GLOSSARY of Chinese characters, Index