Mandate of Heaven Hidden History in the I Ching

Name: Mandate of Heaven Hidden History in the I Ching
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ISBN: 9780231122986

ISBN-10: 0231122985

ISBN-13: 9780231122986

Edition: N/A

Authors: S. J. Marshall

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The mysteries of the ancient Chinese text known as the I Ching continue to fascinate scholars and enthusiasts alike. While sinologists rely on historical criticism to explain the meaning of the work, those who use it for divination tend to accept without question the traditional account of its origin and purpose. Whereas modern scholars are generally dismissive of the book's reputed mystical significance, traditionalists often resent academic research into the oracle because it seems irreverent or iconoclastic. In The Mandate of Heaven, S. J. Marshall sets out to reconcile these opposing approaches. He plumbs the book's numerous, hidden historical references, reading them against other…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 7/11/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 260
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

S. J. Marshall works as an editor for one of the premier medical journals, The Lancet, when he is not pursuing his interest in ancient Chinese history.



Preface


A brief note on ancient sources


Acknowledgments


Illustrations



The Mandate of Heaven



The framework of the argument



The title of the oracle



Imprisoned for a sigh



An overlooked solar eclipse record



Darkness at noon, June 20, 1070BC



The army carries the corpse



Battling in the Wilds



A few concluding remarks



Further mysteries of the Changes



The mingyi bird



Melons, willows, hoarfrost, and creepers



King Wen is fed his own son



The curse of the ancestors



Clouds follow the dragon



No skin on his thighs



Appendices



The sinological maze of Wilhelm-Baynes



Genealogical matters



Chinese text of hexagram 55



The sexagenary cycle



Simplified dynastic chronology


Notes


Bibliography


Select glossary of Chinese characters


Index