The Yijing: A Guide

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Joseph A. Adler (Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies, Kenyon College, Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies, Kenyon College)

The Yijing

A Guide

Joseph A. Adler (Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies, Kenyon College, Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies, Kenyon College)

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Oxford University Press Inc
23 June 2022

Comparative religion; Confucianism; Taoism

Series: Guides to Sacred Texts

Despite its enduring popularity both in China and worldwide, the Yijing is often poorly understood. As a divinatory text, it has a devoted following in the western hemisphere, even as it represents a foundational text of both Confucianism and Daoism. A fascination with the Yijing

has been evident

among western scholars since the Enlightenment, as well as in notable modern literary and artistic figures. This book provides an introduction for the general reader to this classic sacred text. Joseph A. Adler explains its multi-layered structure, its origins, its history of interpretation from the early first millennium BCE up to the present day, its function of divination, its significance in the history of Chinese thought, and its modern transformations. He explores why the Yijing has been considered the most profound expression of traditional Chinese thought and what meaning it can have for contemporary readers.

By: Joseph A. Adler (Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies Kenyon College Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religious Studies Kenyon College)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 219mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 263g
ISBN: 9780190072469
ISBN 10: 0190072466
Series: Guides to Sacred Texts
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 23 June 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joseph A. Adler received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1984, with a dissertation on Zhu Xi's understanding of the Yijing. Most of his work has focused on the religious dimensions of Neo-Confucianism in China. Since his retirement from teaching at Kenyon College in 2014 he has continued to reside in Gambier, Ohio.

Reviews for The Yijing: A Guide

This is the best summary in any Western language of the origins, structure, evolution, cultural significance, and transnational travels of the Yijing (Scripture of Change), one of the most important texts in all of Chinese history. --Richard J. Smith, Rice University