The I Ching: A Biography

by Richard J. Smith

Book Overview

How the I Ching became one of the most widely read and influential books in the world

The I Ching originated in China as a divination manual more than three thousand years ago. In 136 BCE the emperor declared it a Confucian classic, and in the centuries that followed, this work had a profound influence on the philosophy, religion, art, literature, politics, science, technology, and medicine of various cultures throughout...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691145091
• ISBN13: 9780691145099
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.8"