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Before the 18th Century: ".....The first European translation from Zhouyi was included in Confucius Sinarum philosophus, a magnificent folio volume dedicated to Louis XIV and published at Paris in 1687. This book was edited by the Flemish Jesuit Philippe Couplet (1623-92), one of the first generation of French-speaking missionaries. He had worked in China since 1658....." (Richard Rutt, The Book of Changes - ZhouYi, Ch. 4, Routledge 2002).Hello,
After some research, I realized that I Ching had arrived in Europe from the 18th century. Are there traces of its presence in Europe during the Middle Ages? At least concerning the use of the symbols of Yin and Yang?
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Check out a book called The I Ching: A Biography, it has all the stories, at least the ones that remain in history, about Europeans' coming to terms with the I Ching. I'm not sure that it goes back as far as the middle ages, though. Certainly later on the Jesuits spent a lot of time studying it. They were fascinated with 15. They thought it contained the fundamental teachings of Christianity.Hello,
After some research, I realized that I Ching had arrived in Europe from the 18th century. Are there traces of its presence in Europe during the Middle Ages? At least concerning the use of the symbols of Yin and Yang?
Thank you for your answers,
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).