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The Classic of Changes: A New Translation of the I Ching as Interpreted by Wang Bi (Translations from the Asian Classics (Hardcover))
Richard John Lynn
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Description for The Classic of Changes: A New Translation of the I Ching as Interpreted by Wang Bi (Translations from the Asian Classics (Hardcover))
hardcover. A new English translation of the classic book of changes used in China for over 3000 years. The introduction explains the organization of "I Ching" and gives an account of how the text is still used as a manual of divination with both the stalk and coin methods. Translator(s): Lynn, Richard John. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 602 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; VXF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 136 x 38. Weight in Grams: 814. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Used in China as a book of divination and source of wisdom for more than three thousand years, the I Ching has been taken up by millions of English-language speakers in the nineteenth century. The first translation ever to appear in English that includes one of the major Chinese philosophical commentaries, the Columbia I Ching presents the classic book of changes for the world today. Richard Lynn's introduction to this new translation explains the organization of The Classic of Changes through the history of its various parts, and describes how the text was and still is used as a ... Read more
Used in China as a book of divination and source of wisdom for more than three thousand years, the I Ching has been taken up by millions of English-language speakers in the nineteenth century. The first translation ever to appear in English that includes one of the major Chinese philosophical commentaries, the Columbia I Ching presents the classic book of changes for the world today. Richard Lynn's introduction to this new translation explains the organization of The Classic of Changes through the history of its various parts, and describes how the text was and still is used as a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Number of Pages
602
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231082945
SKU
KSK0000395
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About Richard John Lynn
Richard John Lynn has a Ph.D. in Chinese from Stanford University. Acclaimed as one of the outstanding translators of our time, he has taught at the University of California, Berkeley; Auckland University; and the University of British Columbia. He is currently professor of Chinese thought and literature at the University of Toronto. Lynn has also served as a Humanities Administrator ... Read more
Reviews for The Classic of Changes: A New Translation of the I Ching as Interpreted by Wang Bi (Translations from the Asian Classics (Hardcover))
This is the best I Ching that has so far appeared. Times Literary Supplement (London) This new translation is welcome because of its crisp usage of modern-day English... Highly recommended. Library Journal Familiar with current historical and textual research, having no truck with 'ageless wisdoms' and leery of spirituality, Richard Lynn's translation of the I Ching as retranslated, explicated and ... Read more