Geoffrey Redmond is an independent scholar. He is the author of Teaching the Book of Changes with Hon Tze-ki (2014).

• PrefaceForewordAcknowledgementsQuick Start Guide for the Ancient Book of ChangesPART I: APPROACHING ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST BOOKS1. Why Another Translation 2. Making Sense of Divination 3. History and Intellectual Context 4. The Unique Structure of the Book of Changes5. Before the Birth of the Author: How the Zhouyi was Composed PART II: THE TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARIESPART III: THE YIJING AS PHILOSOPHY6. What Kind of Book is the Book of Changes?7. Philosophy in the Zhouyi PART IV: PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS8. Reading by Topic 9. How to Consult the Yijing 10. The Challenges of Translating the Zhouyi BibliographyIndex

This highly competent translation of one of the Ur-classics of China, the I Ching (or Yijing, the Book of Changes), not only accurately renders archaic words into accessible contemporary English, but also intervenes in the ancient text so that its present-day relevance is thrown into sharp relief. Offering patulous interpretations of the purport and import of the hexagrams, Geoffrey Redmond’s capacious readings reach beyond the literal meanings to reveal the latent senses of this often befuddling canonic composition, thereby re-presenting the I Ching as a world classic with plural significances in our global world.

Geoffrey Redmond is an independent scholar. He is the author of Teaching the Book of Changes with Hon Tze-ki (2014).

• PrefaceForewordAcknowledgementsQuick Start Guide for the Ancient Book of ChangesPART I: APPROACHING ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST BOOKS1. Why Another Translation 2. Making Sense of Divination 3. History and Intellectual Context 4. The Unique Structure of the Book of Changes5. Before the Birth of the Author: How the Zhouyi was Composed PART II: THE TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARIESPART III: THE YIJING AS PHILOSOPHY6. What Kind of Book is the Book of Changes?7. Philosophy in the Zhouyi PART IV: PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS8. Reading by Topic 9. How to Consult the Yijing 10. The Challenges of Translating the Zhouyi BibliographyIndex

This highly competent translation of one of the Ur-classics of China, the I Ching (or Yijing, the Book of Changes), not only accurately renders archaic words into accessible contemporary English, but also intervenes in the ancient text so that its present-day relevance is thrown into sharp relief. Offering patulous interpretations of the purport and import of the hexagrams, Geoffrey Redmond’s capacious readings reach beyond the literal meanings to reveal the latent senses of this often befuddling canonic composition, thereby re-presenting the I Ching as a world classic with plural significances in our global world.

Geoffrey Redmond is an independent scholar. He is the author of Teaching the Book of Changes with Hon Tze-ki (2014).

• PrefaceForewordAcknowledgementsQuick Start Guide for the Ancient Book of ChangesPART I: APPROACHING ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST BOOKS1. Why Another Translation 2. Making Sense of Divination 3. History and Intellectual Context 4. The Unique Structure of the Book of Changes5. Before the Birth of the Author: How the Zhouyi was Composed PART II: THE TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARIESPART III: THE YIJING AS PHILOSOPHY6. What Kind of Book is the Book of Changes?7. Philosophy in the Zhouyi PART IV: PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS8. Reading by Topic 9. How to Consult the Yijing 10. The Challenges of Translating the Zhouyi BibliographyIndex

This highly competent translation of one of the Ur-classics of China, the I Ching (or Yijing, the Book of Changes), not only accurately renders archaic words into accessible contemporary English, but also intervenes in the ancient text so that its present-day relevance is thrown into sharp relief. Offering patulous interpretations of the purport and import of the hexagrams, Geoffrey Redmond’s capacious readings reach beyond the literal meanings to reveal the latent senses of this often befuddling canonic composition, thereby re-presenting the I Ching as a world classic with plural significances in our global world.