The Book of Changes (Zhouyi): A Bronze Age Document

Modern research has revealed the Book of Changes to be a royal divination manual of the Zhou state (500100 BC). This new translation synthesizes the results of modern study, presenting the work in its historical context. The first book to render original Chinese rhymes into rhymed English From Religious Studies Review: ‘For once, a publisher’s cover blurb is justified in hailing a book as “the most significant contribution of its kind in the twentieth century”. This is a monumental scholarly exploration of the /-ching (Yijing, “Book of Changes”, originally known as the Chou-I/Zhouyi). Virtually every aspect of the Zhouyi and -its history, including Western interpretations, is well covered....Rutt’s well-documented analyses make this book mandatory reading that belongs in all collections.’ From Asian Affairs: ‘This work presents an admirable syncretistic study and translation of the Book of Changes...The enormous corpus of explanations of related topics, the transparency of Rutt’s translation, and the comprehensive synthesis of traditional and modern scholarship make this book a fine achievement and an important reader on the Book of Changes as well as on ancient Chinese civilization.’