Ebook: Unearthing the changes : recently discovered manuscripts of the Yi Jing (I Ching) and related texts
Author: Shaughnessy Edward L
- Tags: Yi jing -- Criticism Textual. Yi jing. Folk poetry Chinese. BODY MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism. RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
- Series: Translations from the Asian classics
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- City: New York
- Language: English
- epub
In recent years, three ancient manuscripts relating to the Yi jing (I Ching), or Classic of Changes, have been discovered. The earliest?the Shanghai Museum Zhou Yi?dates to about 300 B.C.E. and shows evidence of the text's original circulation. The Gui cang, or Returning to Be Treasured, reflects another ancient Chinese divination tradition based on hexagrams similar to those of the Yi jing. In 1993, two manuscripts Read more...
Abstract: In recent years, three ancient manuscripts relating to the Yi jing (I Ching), or Classic of Changes, have been discovered. The earliest?the Shanghai Museum Zhou Yi?dates to about 300 B.C.E. and shows evidence of the text's original circulation. The Gui cang, or Returning to Be Treasured, reflects another ancient Chinese divination tradition based on hexagrams similar to those of the Yi jing. In 1993, two manuscripts found in a third-century B.C.E. tomb at Wangjiatai contained almost exact parallels to the Gui cang's early quotations, supplying new information on the performance of early C