Overview
Translations of the Yi jing into western languages have been biased towards the yili ('meaning and pattern') tradition, whereas studies of the xiangshu ('image and number') tradition - which takes as its point of departure the imagery and numerology associated with divination and its hexagrams, trigrams, lines, and related charts and diagrams - has remained relatively unexplored. This major new reference work is organised as a Chinese-English encyclopedia, arranged alphabetically according to the pinyin romanisation, with Chinese characters appended. A character index as well as an English index is included. The entries are of two kinds: technical terms and various other concepts related to the 'image and number' tradition, and bio-bibliographical information on Chinese Yi jing scholars. Each entry in the former category has a brief explanation that includes references to the origins of the term, cross-references, and a reference to an entry giving a more comprehensive treatment of the subject.
Full Product Details
Author: Bent Nielsen ,
Bent Nielsen
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.780kg
ISBN: 9780700716081
ISBN 10: 0700716084
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 17 October 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Language: Chinese & English
Reviews
'A great deal of conscientous work has gone into the creation of the volume.' - Bulletin of the SOAS 'A great deal of conscientous work has gone into the creation of the volume.' - Bulletin of the SOAS 'This book is highly readable on its own, or as a companion to others. Nielsen’s work is to be commended, and the publisher is to be thanked for issuing these new, affordable paper and ebook editions.' - Barbara Davis, Taijiquan Journal, Minneapolis
'A great deal of conscientous work has gone into the creation of the volume.' - Bulletin of the SOAS
'A great deal of conscientous work has gone into the creation of the volume.' - Bulletin of the SOAS 'A great deal of conscientous work has gone into the creation of the volume.' - Bulletin of the SOAS 'This book is highly readable on its own, or as a companion to others. Nielsen's work is to be commended, and the publisher is to be thanked for issuing these new, affordable paper and ebook editions.' - Barbara Davis, Taijiquan Journal, Minneapolis
