Used - isbn: 0231122993 - isbn13: 9780231122993 Columbia University Press

ISBN10: 0231122993, ISBN13: 9780231122993, [publisher: Columbia University Press] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Columbia University Press, Date: 2002-09-15. paperback. Used: Good. 2002. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231122993 9780231122993 [US]

Columbia University Press, Date: 2002-09-15. paperback. Used:Good. 2002. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231122993 9780231122993 [US]

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ISBN10: 0231122993, ISBN13: 9780231122993, [publisher: Columbia University Press, New York] Softcover Paperback. The mysteries of the ancient Chinese text known as the I Ching continue to fascinate scholars and enthusiasts alike. While sinologists rely on historical criticism to explain the meaning of the work, those who use it for divination tend to accept without question the traditional account of its origin and purpose. Whereas modern scholars are generally dismissive of the book's reputed mystical significance, traditionalists often resent academic research into the oracle because it seems irreverent or iconoclastic. In The Mandate of Heaven, S. J. Marshall sets out to reconcile these opposing approaches. He plumbs the book's numerous, hidden historical references, reading them against other sources, and discovers that the oracle has far more narrative integrity and basis in historical fact than anyone has previously appreciated. The Mandate of Heaven focuses on the story of the I Ching's origins. The book is attributed to King Wen, who died before he could succeed in overthrowing the tyrannical Shang dynasty. His son, King Wu, eventually triumphed over the Shang and established the Zhou dynasty as the legitimate royal house. According to the tradition, these events are in some ways alluded to in the earliest layer of commentary in the I Ching, but no sound historical basis has been discovered to substantiate this claim. Consequently, since the ...
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ISBN10: 0231122993, ISBN13: 9780231122993, [publisher: Columbia University Press] Softcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2002]
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Columbia University Press, Date: 2002-09-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2002. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231122993 9780231122993 [US]