Sung Dynasty uses of the I ching

Sung Dynasty uses of the I ching /

The I Ching, or Book of Changes, has been one of the two or three most influential books in the Chinese canon. It has been used by people on all levels of society, both as a method of divination and as a source of essential ideas about the nature of heaven, earth, and humankind. During the eleventh...

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Main Author: Smith, Kidder, 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1990
Series:Princeton legacy library
Subjects:
Yi jing.
China > Intellectual life > 960-1644.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER ONE. The I Ching Prior to Sung
  • CHAPTER TWO. The Sung Context: From Ou-yang Hsiu to Chu Hsi
  • CHAPTER THREE. Su Shih and Culture
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Shao Yung and Number
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Ch'eng I and the Pattern of Heaven-and-Earth
  • CHAPTER 6. Chu Hsi and Divination
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Sung Literati Thought and the I Ching
  • APPENDIX: The Fu Hexagram
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • About the Authors
  • Index.

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