Smith The I Ching

A Biography
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4162-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 11, 304 Seiten

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Richard J. Smith is the George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities and professor of history at Rice University. His many books include Fathoming the Cosmos and Ordering the World: The Yijing (I-Ching, or Classic of Changes) and Its Evolution in China.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Richard J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Taoismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Konfuzianismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations ix

The Hexagrams xi

Chronology of Chinese Dynasties xvii

Preliminary Remarks and

Acknowledgments xix

Introduction 1

Part One The Domestic Evolution of the Yijing 15

Chapter 1 Genesis of the Changes 19

Chapter 2 The Making of a Classic 48

Chapter 3 Interpreting the Changes 75

Part Two The Transnational Travels of the Yijing 125

Chapter 4 The Changes in East Asia 129

Chapter 5 The Westward Travels of the Changes 170

Concluding Remarks 211

Notes 225

Bibliography 251

Index 265

Über Autor(innen)

Richard J. Smith is the George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities and professor of history at Rice University. His many books include Fathoming the Cosmos and Ordering the World: The Yijing (I-Ching, or Classic of Changes) and Its Evolution in China.