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"Richard Smith's 'biography' of the Book of Changes delivers to us just what the series promised: it is wide-ranging, clear, up-to-date, comprehensive, and entertaining."--Jonathan D. Spence, author of The Search for Modern China
"The I Ching has had many guises and uses in what Richard Smith calls its 'transnational travels' during its three-thousand-year course. Smith's accessible book combines general orientation and fascinating detail in ways that enable readers to grasp the complicated, transcultural history of a vital, enigmatic little classic."--Willard Peterson, Princeton University
"Richard Smith synthesizes a great deal of information about the I Ching and presents it with admirable clarity. I know of no one else who commands the history of this text to the extent that he does, whether in China or especially in its global context. His excellent book will find a ready and wide readership."--Edward L. Shaughnessy, author of Confucian and Taoist Wisdom
"This one-of-a-kind biography of the I Ching is a masterpiece of scholarship for general readers as well as scholars and teachers. The first book in English to explain the history and impact of this ancient text from a global perspective, it will remain a must-read in I Ching studies for a very long time. A welcome and important contribution."--Benjamin Wai-ming Ng, author of The I Ching in Tokugawa Thought and Culture
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- Title The I Ching: A Biography
- Author Richard J. Smith
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ & Oxford
- Date 2012-03-25
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780691145099 / 0691145091
- Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 7.83 x 4.95 x 1.07 in (19.89 x 12.57 x 2.72 cm)
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Themes
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Asian - General
- Religious Orientation: Taoism
- Topical: New Age
- Library of Congress subjects Divination, Divination - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011041070
- Dewey Decimal Code 299.512
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 08/01/2012, Page 0
- Library Journal, 03/01/2012, Page 82
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