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I would like to recommend a book that I just received and that recently came out (Nov/2003). It is called:
The Essentials of the Yi Jing
by Chung Wu, Ph.D.
ISBN 1-55778-827-8
Here is something from the back cover:
The Yi Jing (I Ching or book of Changes) is a classic in Chinese literature that provides a philosophy and also a practical way to anticipate the future by means of divination. Most students of the Yi Jing have focused on one aspect and ignored the other. Historically, advances in classical Chinese culture were made by academics, not by diviners. Modern Chinese scholars study this classic for the wealth of its philosophical thought and literary style in the same manner they study other Confucian classics. In the West, since its introduction in the eighteen century, however, it has aroused more interest as an aid for divination, like Tarot, than as a work of scholarship or philosophy. This book integrates these long separated strands.
Working with the original text and with the historical treatments of the Yi Jing in both Chinese and Western culture, Dr. Wu has translated and annotated this ancient classic for students and serious readers. He corrects past misinterpretations, omissions, and foreign ideas that were introduced to the original text. He provides the reader useful charts and commentaries, making this the most unified, comprehensive, and detailed explanation of the Yi Jing.
Chung Wu was born in China and was privately tutored in the classics of Chinese literature and practiced calligraphy as a young student. Throughout his life he has continued studying Chinese literature. He earned a B.S. in Chemistry at Fukien Christian University in 1941 and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1952. Dr. Wu has published articles on China including in Collier's Encyclopedia.
Mr. Wu was born in 1919.
Luis
The Essentials of the Yi Jing
by Chung Wu, Ph.D.
ISBN 1-55778-827-8
Here is something from the back cover:
The Yi Jing (I Ching or book of Changes) is a classic in Chinese literature that provides a philosophy and also a practical way to anticipate the future by means of divination. Most students of the Yi Jing have focused on one aspect and ignored the other. Historically, advances in classical Chinese culture were made by academics, not by diviners. Modern Chinese scholars study this classic for the wealth of its philosophical thought and literary style in the same manner they study other Confucian classics. In the West, since its introduction in the eighteen century, however, it has aroused more interest as an aid for divination, like Tarot, than as a work of scholarship or philosophy. This book integrates these long separated strands.
Working with the original text and with the historical treatments of the Yi Jing in both Chinese and Western culture, Dr. Wu has translated and annotated this ancient classic for students and serious readers. He corrects past misinterpretations, omissions, and foreign ideas that were introduced to the original text. He provides the reader useful charts and commentaries, making this the most unified, comprehensive, and detailed explanation of the Yi Jing.
Chung Wu was born in China and was privately tutored in the classics of Chinese literature and practiced calligraphy as a young student. Throughout his life he has continued studying Chinese literature. He earned a B.S. in Chemistry at Fukien Christian University in 1941 and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1952. Dr. Wu has published articles on China including in Collier's Encyclopedia.
Mr. Wu was born in 1919.
Luis