424 Pages
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Routledge
424 Pages
by
Routledge
424 Pages
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Routledge
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Translations of the Yi jing into western languages have been biased towards the yili ('meaning and pattern') tradition, whereas studies of the xiangshu ('image and number') tradition - which takes as its point of departure the imagery and numerology associated with divination and its hexagrams, trigrams, lines, and related charts and diagrams - has remained relatively unexplored. This major... Read more
List of plates Common Abbreviations Conventions Introduction A Companion to Yi Jing Numerology and Cosmology Plates (between pages 348 and 349) Selected Bibliography Index of Common English Translations of the Hexagram names Index of Chinese Works
Biography
Bent Nielsen
'A great deal of conscientous work has gone into the creation of the volume.' - Bulletin of the SOAS
'This book is highly readable on its own, or as a companion to others. Nielsen’s work is to be commended, and the publisher is to be thanked for issuing these new, affordable paper and ebook editions.' - Barbara Davis, Taijiquan Journal, Minneapolis
