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Translation, introduction and commentary copyright © 2014 by John Minford
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Frontispiece calligraphy by Jao Tsung-yi
Other calligraphy by Liao Hsintien
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Yi jing. English.
I ching = Yijing : the essential translation of the ancient chinese oracle and book of wisdom / translated by John Minford.
pages cm
ISBN: 978-0-698-15383-7
I. Minford, John. II. Title. III. Title: Yijing.
PL2478.D49 2014
299’.51282—dc23             2014010101
Designed by Nancy Resnick
Frame art on title page and parts by Nick Misani
In Memory of
Liu Ts’un-yan
(1917–2009)
Teacher and Friend
Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Introduction
I Ching Diagrams
How to Consult the I Ching
The Sixty-Four Hexagrams
A Note on Pronunciation and Other Conventions
PART I
Book of Wisdom with Extracts from Traditional Commentaries
PART II
Bronze Age Oracle with Commentary
Works Consulted and Suggestions for Further Reading
Names and Dates
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Index
Finding Table for Hexagrams
Introduction
FROM DIVINATION TO ORACLE
The roots of the Chinese classic the I Ching, or the Book of Change, lie in ancient practices of Divination. More than three thousand years ago, in the Bronze Age society of the Shang dynasty, the Spirits of Nature and of the Ancestors were regularly questioned and placated by Kings, their Shamans, and their Scribes, through Divination and Sacrifice. These Rituals were accompanied by music and dance, the consumption of fresh and dried meats and cereals, the drinking and libation of alcohol, and perhaps the ingestion of cannabis.1 The questions posed often concerned the Great Affairs of State. Should the King go to war? Was it going to rain (and would the crops be affected)? Should human prisoners or animals ............

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