Teaching the I Ching (Book of Changes) (AAR Teaching Religious Studies)

Review

"This balance between the critical and the nonjudgmental is one of the more distinctive features of this book. The stance continues in the sections "How Does the Yijing Work?" and sections on how the text has been compared with science, mathematics, and computers... It covers the major English translations, describes more fully the various layers of text, and provides very complete instructions on consulting the Yi and interpreting the results." -- Joseph A. Adler, Dao"Teaching the I-Ching (Book of Changes) is a reliable road-map for students to navigate the intriguing intellectual terrain of the ancient Chinese Classic, detailing the historical background and the text's structure and content. Redmond and Hon's narratives are readable, and their scholarship underpins the accessible translation. This book should serve as an important reference book for undergraduates, graduates, and general readers, who want to explore the multifarious and mysterious world of 'Changes.'"--Dennis K. H. Cheng, Chair Professor of Cultural History, Hong Kong Institute of Education; European Chair of Chinese Studies, Leiden University; Professor of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University"A magnificent achievement, offering a well-written and judicious synthesis of existing scholarship on the origins, development, and transnational travels of the I Ching. In addition, Redmond and Hon offer their readers insightful suggestions about how to understand and productively use this fascinating document-not only in the classroom but also beyond."--Richard J. Smith, author of The I Ching: A Biography "The uniqueness of this book is its combination of scholarly rigor with a willingness to explore the phenomenology of divination practice. It is an excellent history of the I Ching as a book, including the ways it has been interpreted both in China and the West up to the present day. The two chapters (1 and 11) that 'cross the great water' into divination practice do so without 'going overboard' into the trendy realm of popular I Ching enthusiasm."--Joseph A. Adler, author of Reconstructing the Confucian Dao: Zhu Xi's Appropriation of Zhou Dunyi"These authors provide a judicious, illuminating account of this classic Chinese text. Teaching the I Ching is a valuable reference for scholars and students alike, and a superb sourcebook for teaching the I Ching at the undergraduate level."--Harold C. Washington Saint Paul School of Theology

Book Description

A comprehensive and authoritative source for understanding the 3,000 year old Book of Changes, arguably the most influential Chinese classical text