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- Book Title
- Reading the I Ching (Book of Changes): Themes, Imagery, Expressio
- Publication Date
- 2024-06-13
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN
- 9781350078178
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1350078174
ISBN-13
9781350078178
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10061471960
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Reading the I Ching (Book of Changes) : Themes, Imagery, Expressions, and Rhetoric
Language
English
Subject
General, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
2024
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
19.8 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2023-052851
Reviews
"This is a useful reference book for guiding readers to obtain an overall picture of the key topics regarding the study of the I Ching , an old Eastern book of wisdom. It is written on the basis of numerous publications by the author who has been conducting research on the classic for more than two decades. Through the guidance of the chapters, readers can further explore the multifarious and mysterious world of 'Change.'" -- Dennis K. H. Cheng, Chair Professor of Cultural History, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong "With aplomb and gusto, writing as a fan and student of the Yijing , Geoffrey Redmond brings considerable erudition and affecting passion to bear on his valiant effort to reconstruct the original meanings of the ancient classic. His hermeneutic endeavor contributes to a better understanding of the text's philosophical as well as oracular messages." -- On-cho Ng, Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A., "This is a useful reference book for guiding readers to obtain an overall picture of the key topics regarding the study of the I Ching , an old Eastern book of wisdom. It is written on the basis of numerous publications by the author who has been conducting research on the classic for more than two decades. Through the guidance of the chapters, readers can further explore the multifarious and mysterious world of 'Change.'" -- Dennis K. H. Cheng, Chair Professor of Cultural History, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong "With aplomb and gusto, writing as a fan and student of the Yijing , Geoffrey Redmond brings considerable erudition and affecting passion to bear on his valiant effort to reconstruct the original meanings of the ancient classic. His hermeneutic endeavor contributes to a better understanding of the text's philosophical as well as oracular messages." -- On-cho Ng, Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A. "In his latest book on the I Ching or Book of Changes , Geoffrey Redmond has opened yet another window on this endlessly fascinating Chinese classic--a work that has stimulated creative minds in China for some three thousand years. The special merit of Redmond's book is that it organizes and explains the imagery of the I Ching thematically, helping us to understand how and why the cryptic classic found such fertile interpretive soil, not only in the land of its birth, but also in many other parts of the world, including the West." -- Richard J. Smith, George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities Emeritus, Rice University, USA, "This is a useful reference book for guiding readers to obtain an overall picture of the key topics regarding the study of the I Ching , an old Eastern book of wisdom. It is written on the basis of numerous publications by the author who has been conducting research on the classic for more than two decades. Through the guidance of the chapters, readers can further explore the multifarious and mysterious world of 'Change.'" -- Dennis K. H. Cheng, Chair Professor of Cultural History, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong "With aplomb and gusto, writing as a fan and student of the Yijing , Geoffrey Redmond brings considerable erudition and affecting passion to bear on his valiant effort to reconstruct the original meanings of the ancient classic. His hermeneutic endeavor contributes to a better understanding of the text's philosophical as well as oracular messages." -- On-cho Ng, Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, USA "In his latest book on the I Ching or Book of Changes , Geoffrey Redmond has opened yet another window on this endlessly fascinating Chinese classic--a work that has stimulated creative minds in China for some three thousand years. The special merit of Redmond's book is that it organizes and explains the imagery of the I Ching thematically, helping us to understand how and why the cryptic classic found such fertile interpretive soil, not only in the land of its birth, but also in many other parts of the world, including the West." -- Richard J. Smith, George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities Emeritus, Rice University, USA, "This is a useful reference book for guiding readers to obtain an overall picture of the key topics regarding the study of the I Ching , an old Eastern book of wisdom. It is written on the basis of numerous publications by the author who has been conducting research on the classic for more than two decades. Through the guidance of the chapters, readers can further explore the multifarious and mysterious world of the Book of Changes ." -- Dennis K. H. Cheng, Chair Professor of Cultural History, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong "With aplomb and gusto, writing as a fan and student of the Yijing , Geoffrey Redmond brings considerable erudition and affecting passion to bear on his valiant effort to reconstruct the original meanings of the ancient classic. His hermeneutic endeavor contributes to a better understanding of the text's philosophical as well as oracular messages." -- On-cho Ng, Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, USA "In his latest book on the I Ching or Book of Changes , Geoffrey Redmond has opened yet another window on this endlessly fascinating Chinese classic--a work that has stimulated creative minds in China for some three thousand years. The special merit of Redmond's book is that it organizes and explains the imagery of the I Ching thematically, helping us to understand how and why the cryptic classic found such fertile interpretive soil, not only in the land of its birth, but also in many other parts of the world, including the West." -- Richard J. Smith, George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities Emeritus, Rice University, USA, This is a useful reference book for guiding readers to obtain an overall picture of the key topics regarding the study of the I Ching , an old Eastern book of wisdom. It is written on the basis of numerous publications by the author who has been conducting research on the classic for more than two decades. Through the guidance of the chapters, readers can further explore the multifarious and mysterious world of 'Change.'
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
299.51282
Table Of Content
List of Figures and Table Preface Note to the Reader Acknowledgements Part I. Background Introduction: Starting to Read a 3,000 Year Old Book 1. Engaging With the Archaic Text 2. Divination: Managing Uncertainty 3. Is The Book of Changes Esoteric? Part II. Grammar and Structure 4. Divinatory Prognostic Terms in the Zhouyi 5. The Grammar of the Zhouyi 6. Rhetoric and Forms of Expression Part III. Imagery 7. The Nature of Omens 8. Divining about Numbers and Durations 9. Daily Life: Joys and Hazards 10. Women's Lives 11. Emotions and the Body 12. Hierarchy: Kings, Nobles, Commoners 13. Travel and Its Hazards 14. Ritual Cruelty: Human Sacrifice 15. Animals in Early China 16. Warfare 17. Optical Imagery: The Diagrams Part IV. 18. Final Reflections 19. Table of Prognostic Terms 20. Glossary of Names and Specialized Terms 21. Hexagram Chart 22. Hexagram Locator Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
The 3,000 year old I Ching is the most esteemed of the ancient Chinese classics, yet also the most enigmatic. Reading the I Ching (Book of Changes) incorporates recent advances in scholarship, such as recently excavated texts, and demonstrates how the Zhouyi (the ancient textual layer of the I Ching ) was compiled from mostly oral material and how it was organized to serve as an easily consulted compendium of divination responses. In this book Geoffrey Redmond clarifies the meanings of the ancient text by examining use of literary devices such as prognostic terms, imagery from daily life, rhetorical tropes, metaphors, proverbs and set phrases. This provides insight on how the Zhouyi was composed and explains its use for divination. It also shows how, centuries later, the Zhouyi was adapted by the Confucians, who believed it to be the creation of ancient sages, and the source of their metaphysics and cosmology. Redmond also analyzes the Changes through a variety of philological heuristics, such as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, methods of analogy and anomaly, the distinction between argumentative and context dependence, as well as modern approaches such as Jungian psychology, and critical theory. Included are the interlinear Chinese text, and a glossary of key words in English, Chinese, and pinyin, making it essential reading for students studying Chinese philosophy, Chinese religion, and early Chinese history, as well as readers looking for a clear and accessible gloss of this text.
LC Classification Number
PL2464.Z7R427 2024
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- a***n (46)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (95)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.