Concise chronology of Chinese dynasties -- Structure of the Yijing -- Introduction: The rewards and perils of studying an ancient classic -- Divination: fortune-telling and philosophy -- Bronze Age origins -- Women in the Yijing -- Recently excavated manuscripts -- Ancient meanings reconstructed -- The Ten Wings -- Cosmology -- Moral cultivation -- The Yijing as China enters the modern age --The Yijing's journey to the West -- Readers guide -- Predicting the future of the Yijing
Summary
Teaching the I Ching (Book of Changes) is intended as an authoritative source of information about the Book of Changes, arguably the most important of the Chinese ancient classics. The present work provides an in-depth background for teaching the Yijing, or for beginning serious study. It was developed in response to audience requests made at a major academic conference. Also provided is a detailed reader's guide through the challenges of reading the classic, including evaluation of the major translations and instructions for divination
