{"product_id":"unearthing-the-changes-edward-shaughnessy-9780231161848","title":"Unearthing the Changes: Recently Discovered Manuscripts of the \"Yi Jing\" ( \"I Ching\") and Related Texts","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, three ancient manuscripts relating to the \u003ci\u003eYi jin\u003c\/i\u003eg (\u003ci\u003eI Ching\u003c\/i\u003e), or \u003ci\u003eClassic of Changes\u003c\/i\u003e, have been discovered. The earliest--the Shanghai Museum Zhou Yi--dates to about 300 B.C.E. and shows evidence of the text's original circulation. The \u003ci\u003eGuicang\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eReturning to Be Stored\u003c\/i\u003e, reflects another ancient Chinese divination tradition based on hexagrams similar to those of the \u003ci\u003eYi jing\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1993, two manuscripts were found in a third-century B.C.E. tomb at Wangjiatai that contain almost exact parallels to the \u003ci\u003eGuicang\u003c\/i\u003e's early quotations, supplying new information on the performance of early Chinese divination. Finally, the Fuyang\u003ci\u003e Zhou Y\u003c\/i\u003ei was excavated from the tomb of Xia Hou Zao, lord of Ruyin, who died in 165 B.C.E. Each line of this classic is followed by one or more generic prognostications similar to phrases found in the\u003ci\u003e Yi jing\u003c\/i\u003e, indicating exciting new ways the text was produced and used in the interpretation of divinations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnearthing the Changes\u003c\/i\u003e details the discovery and significance of the Shanghai Museum \u003ci\u003eZhou Yi\u003c\/i\u003e, the Wangjiatai \u003ci\u003eGuicang\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Fuyang \u003ci\u003eZhou Yi\u003c\/i\u003e, including full translations of the texts and additional evidence constructing a new narrative of the \u003ci\u003eYi jing\u003c\/i\u003e's writing and transmission in the first millennium B.C.E. An introduction situates the role of archaeology in the modern attempt to understand the Classic of Changes. By showing how the text emerged out of a popular tradition of divination, these newly unearthed manuscripts reveal an important religious dimension to its evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Shaughnessy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231161840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231161848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.28h x 7.26w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014","brand":"Edward Shaughnessy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992902926591,"sku":"9780231161848","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d88f3175-ae92-4c7a-8e44-b804e8cd99f5.jpg?v=1683321444","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unearthing-the-changes-edward-shaughnessy-9780231161848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}