The Yijing: A Guide
Author:   Joseph A. Adler (Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies, Kenyon College, Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies, Kenyon College)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780190072469


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   03 June 2022
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Author:   Joseph A. Adler (Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies, Kenyon College, Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies, Kenyon College)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.90cm
Weight:   0.263kg
ISBN:  

9780190072469


ISBN 10:   0190072466
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   03 June 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. What is the Yijing? 2. Layers of Change 3. Yijing Divination 4. The Early History of Yijing Interpretation 5. Early Modern Views of the Yi 6. The Yijing in Modern China and the West 7. Why the Yijing? Bibliography

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This is the best summary in any Western language of the origins, structure, evolution, cultural significance, and transnational travels of the Yijing (Scripture of Change), one of the most important texts in all of Chinese history. --Richard J. Smith, Rice University


This is the best summary in any Western language of the origins, structure, evolution, cultural significance, and transnational travels of the Yijing (Scripture of Change), one of the most important texts in all of Chinese history. * Richard J. Smith, Rice University *


""This is the best summary in any Western language of the origins, structure, evolution, cultural significance, and transnational travels of the Yijing (Scripture of Change), one of the most important texts in all of Chinese history.""--Richard J. Smith, Rice University


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Joseph A. Adler received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1984, with a dissertation on Zhu Xi's understanding of the Yijing. Most of his work has focused on the religious dimensions of Neo-Confucianism in China. Since his retirement from teaching at Kenyon College in 2014 he has continued to reside in Gambier, Ohio.

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