The I Ching (Book of Changes) A Critical Translation of the Ancient Text

The I Ching has influenced thinkers and artists throughout the history of Chinese philosophy. This new, accessible translation of the entire early text brings to life the hidden meanings and importance China's oldest classical texts.

Complemented throughout by insightful commentaries, The I Ching: A Critical Translation of the Ancient Text simplifies the unique system of hexagrams lying at the centre of the text and introduces the cultural significance of key themes including yin and yang, gender and ethics. As well as depicting all possible ethical situations, this new translation of the ancient text suggests the best ethical behavior and encourages ethical sensitivity. It shows how the hexagram figures can represent social relationships; the order of lines seen as a natural metaphor for higher or lower social rank. Matters of gender discussed in chapters refering specifically to women.

Introduced by Hon Tze-Ki, an esteemed scholar of the text, this up-to-date translation uncovers and explains both the philosophical and political interpretations of the text. For a better understanding of the philosophical and cosmological underpinning the history of Chinese philosophy, The I Ching is an invaluable starting point.

Geoffrey P. Redmond is an independent scholar. He is the author of Teaching the Book of Changes with Hon Tze-ki (2014).

Tze-Ki Hon is Associate Professor in the History Department at SUNY Geneseo, New York, USA.

Preface: Why a 3,000 Year Old Classic Matters Today
Brief Chronology of Early China
Introduction: The Yijing in Chinese Intellectual History byHon Tze-ki
Ancient Origins in the Chinese Bronze Age
Reader's Guide:The Organization of the Yijing and the Arrangement of thisBook
Recurrent Phrases and Imagery
The Famous Diagrams: The Trigrams and their Combination into theHexagrams
General Principles of Interpretation
Hexagrams 1 through 64
Excerpts from the official commentaries (The Ten Wings)
Cultural Significance
Divination with the Yijing
Appendix on methodology of this translation
Conclusion: The Book of Changes Today
Index

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