The i ching or yi jing, also known as the classic of changes, book of changes or zhouyi, is one of the oldest of the chinese classic texts. Stephen field, a professor of chinese and an yijing researcher, has created a book that will appeal. The book of changes by richard rutt online at alibris. The yijing, or actually its core text, the zhouyi, is notoriously difficult to translate. Enter your question in the available textbox, if you want. Heres a few of the most prominent ones, and some more information about the book and its history. After having read da lius translation some parts of the text actually began to make sense. This new translation synthesizes the results of modern study, presenting the work in its historical context. Book of changes the original core of the i ching zhouyi. Yi jing, the book of changes, zhou changes is one of the oldest texts in world history, and it is often considered the first in the confucian classics. Richard rutt zhouyi this is a huge, scholarly study of the probable original meanings of the earliest stratum of the i ching, the zhouyi.
The book of changes by richard rutt and fathoming the cosmos and ordering the world by richard j. What is the book of changes, or commonly known as the i ching. Richard rutt has used among others the studies by kunst on the oldest meaning of the book that was lost. These unbroken lines stand for the primal power, which is lightgiving, active, strong, and of the spirit. Click download or read online button to get zhouyi book now. The i ching was originally a divination manual in the western zhou period, but over the course of the warring states period and early imperial period was transformed into a. The classic of changes richard rutt, zhouyi, the book of changes richard wilhelm cary baynes, i ching, or book of changes bradford hatcher, the book of changes. Rutt also includes complete translations of all the later wings of the i ching a real rarity among i ching books but he keeps these separate from the zhouyi. The i ching was originally a divination manual in the western zhou period, but over the course of the warring states period and early imperial period was transformed into a cosmological text with a series. These reconstructions are dealt with in a growing number of books, such as the mandate of heaven. Chinese philosophy of change yijing stanford encyclopedia of. Yijing, also known as the classic of changes or book of changes in english, is an ancient divination text and the oldest of the chinese classics. The book of changes, is the first work to present the fruits of such a study in a comprehensive fashion. It is the basis for binary arithmetic and western mathematics.
The yijing or i ching, when using the wadegiles romanization system is a book from the chinese bronze age about bc and as many other ancient texts, it was written by a process of aggregation of material from different periods and authors. About the i ching book of changes the i ching has influenced thinkers and artists throughout the history of chinese philosophy. The original chinese text is brief, and there is no punctuation. Modern research has revealed the book of changes to be a royal divination manual of. Many of the translations offered here are quite different from the traditional meanings, and it is up to the reader to find the connections. The i ching has influenced thinkers and artists throughout the history of chinese philosophy. Zhouyi jijie a collection of explanations on the changes of zhou. If you have a serious interest in i ching, you must read this book. Provides distinctly different interpretations of several hexagrams, often by translating the name literally and building the theme around the name. See nielsen, a companion to yi jing numerology and cosmology london. A new translation with commentary of the book of changes durham east asia series modern research has revealed the book of changes to be a royal divination manual of the zhou state 500100 bc. Iching project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Up until now, to acquire an academic understanding of the i ching outside of the.
The i ching uses a type of divination called cleromancy, which produces apparently random numbers. Possessing a history of more than two and a half millennia of commentary and interpretation, the i ching is an influential text read throughout the world, providing inspiration to the worlds of religion, psychoanalysis. Ask advice about your health, dietary supplements whether you need any food supplies, medication, your relation, getting rich, or even how to fix your tv set that is broken. A new translation with commentary of the book of changes durham east asia series 1 by richard rutt isbn. Six numbers between 6 and 9 are turned into a hexagram, which can then be looked up in the i ching book, arranged in an order known as the king wen sequence. Joseph needham once referred to richard wilhelms translation. There is no widespread tradition of translating the zhou yi into modern chinese. The numbers were different then, especially there were more numbers. Da liu encouraged me to study the i ching and gave me old coins and his own book on the i ching. The i ching can be used as a divinatory oracle and is the basis for. The yijing iching, or classic of changes and its evolution in china by richard j. Precepts that i based my translation of the i ching on or rather, the core text of it, the zhouyi. The open lines are written like a chinese character 8.
Book of changes the original core of the i ching zhou yi. Legge was working too early to avail himself of these modern discoveries, so his translation of the hexagram and line statements probably does not reflect many of their original meanings. Zhouyi ebook by richard rutt 97816857546 rakuten kobo. The historical background to the silk manuscripts and huanglao daoism and yinyang thought. The two chapters 1 and 11 that cross the great water into divination practice do so without going overboard into the trendy realm of popular i ching enthusiasm. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading zhouyi. By the second century ad eight explanatory tractates, confusingly known as the ten wings, had been added to them. I ching project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. The book of changes curzon, 1996 attempts to go back to the core bronze age document. Rutt also includes complete translations of all the later wings of the i ching a real rarity among i ching books but he keeps these separate from the zhouyi texts. An introduction to the zhou yi book of changes chiron. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience.
The i ching book of changes johns hopkins university. Set down in the dawn of history as a book of oracles, the book of changes deepened in meaning when ethical values were attached to the oracular pronouncements. The duke of zhou changes contemplating the i ching. This new, accessible translation of the entire early text brings to life the hidden meanings and importance of chinas oldest classical texts. An encyclopedic resource covering history, literary features, textual details, research, and more. Richard rutt, zhouyi, the book of changes richard wilhelm cary baynes, i ching, or book of changes bradford hatcher, the book of changes. A wellfounded, meaningful and coherent translation of the book of changes the i ching. Rutt s book is the best on the actual, as opposed to mythical text of the changes. Huaching ni sam reifler mingdao deng amy m sorrell michael drake cheung kwong yin joseph murphy richard craze mondo secter and chungying cheng wu jing nuan richard rutt frank r kegan paul sneddon fu huisheng tien cong tran raymond van over nizan weisman martin. It has exerted a living influence in china for 3000 years and interest in it has spread in the west.
This is a huge, scholarly study of the probable original meanings of the earliest stratum of the i ching, the zhouyi. Read zhouyi a new translation with commentary of the book of changes by richard rutt available from rakuten kobo. I ching, the book of change, is nearly 3,000 years old. Zhouyi is a manual of oracles compiled in an archaic script during the chinese bronze age c2500bcc300bc. Yet he includes its history in the west and a section entitled, the fascination of zhouyi. Zhouyi by richard rutt, 9780700714919, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A new translation with commentary of the book of changes durham east asia series 1 kindle edition by richard rutt. To this date, it continues to be an important source of understanding traditional chinese thought and society. A study and annotated translation of the zhouyi stephen field harrassowitz verlag, 2015 softcover, 283 pages 58 approx. Zhu xis commentary on the xicizhuan kenyon college. The text of the i ching has its origins in a western zhou divination text called the changes of zhou or zhou yi chinese. It is an excellent history of the i ching as a book, including the ways it has been interpreted both in china and the west up to the present day. Cecil richard rutt cbe, was an english roman catholic priest and a. A new translation of the i ching as interpreted by wang bi.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The first hexagram is made up of six unbroken lines. By the time of the han dynasty 206 bc to 220 ad it became some. Its origin goes back to mythical antiquity, and it has occupied the attention of the most eminent scholars of china down to the present day.
The core a simple and handy version containing the translation only. The i ching or yi jing usually translated as book of changes or classic of changes, is an. Mondo secter and chungying cheng wu jing nuan richard rutt. His version of the dazhuan great treatise is my favourite one to read, study and quote, because its fluently written in simple, unpretentious language, and entirely free of interspersed metaphysical commentary. Rutts book is the best on the actual, as opposed to mythical text of the changes. There is everything here about the history of the i ching.
A new translation with commentary of the book of changes. In rutt zhouyi, the book of changes is a picture of oraclebone hexagrams. A bibliography of materials related to yijing i ching. An encyclopedic resource covering history, literary features, textual details, research, and more, including translation of the zhouyi and the ten wings. About me book of changes the original core of the i ching. Translating the yijing i ching correctly eclectic energies. The i ching, or book of changes, is one of the 1st efforts of the human mind to place itself within the universe. As the language developed and the script was reformed, the original meaning of the oracles. The name zhou yi literally means the changes yi of the zhou dynasty. Its 64 chapters have mainly been used for divination since that distant origin, and it still is. To help readers fully appreciate this archaic classical work, the author of this book comprehensively. This consists of fragments of several archeological finds of the zhouyi circa 300 bc.
Websitegraphy because there are many good yijing things not yet, or not only, in print. Stephen field, a professor of chinese and an yijing researcher, has created a book that will appeal to. Modern research has revealed the book of changes to be a royal divination manual of the zhou state 500100 bc. By bringing together much of this scattered information in one place, rutt offers an overview of the last fifty years or so of i ching scholarship, which would otherwise require a tremendous amount to work to search out from scratch. The book of changes i ching in chinese is unquestionably one of the most important books in the worlds literature. The chinese title is transcribed in several different ways, although it is usually written either yi jing or i ching. Bradford hatcher, the book of changes word by word. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As the language developed and the script was reformed, the original meaning of the oracles gave way to a new interpretation resulting in a book of wisdom. The zhouyi by richard rutt translation built on earliest layer of text, analytical notes, historical and literary study fathoming the cosmos and ordering the world. This is version 4, with exactly the same functionality as version 3, but as yet without savereading option. Zhouyi, which could be translated as the changes of the people of zhou, is an alternate, oldername for the yi jing, one that tends to refer to the older core document.
A new translation with commentary of the book of changes durham east asia series 1. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Richard rutts 1996 translation incorporated much of the new archaeological and philological discoveries of the 20th century. Scholarly works dealing with the new view of the book of changes include doctoral dissertations by richard kunst and edward.