With more than two and a half millennias worth of commentary and interpretation, the i ching is an influential text read throughout the world, providing inspiration to the worlds of religion, philosophy, literature, and art. Rutt s translation is a lot more readable than legges, and he also includes examples of zhouyi divination found in the 5th. Legge was working too early to avail himself of these modern discoveries, so his translation of the hexagram and line statements probably does not reflect many of their original meanings. This new translation synthesizes the results of modern study, presenting the work in its historical context. Rutt s zhouyi is based on the assumption that the received version of the zhouyi the poetry that is the core text of the yi is not the original text.
Cecil richard ru tt cbe 27 august 1925 27 july 2011 was an english roman catholic priest and a former anglican bisho p r utt spent almost 20 years of his life serving as an anglican missionary in south k orea, a country for which he developed a deep affection. A new translation with commentary of the book of changes durham east asia series. Zhouyi ebook by richard rutt 97816857546 rakuten kobo. Zhouyi a new translation with commentary of the book of changes 1st edition by richard rutt and publisher routledge. There may be a few more and some of the titles may be copies of other translations. Richard rutt translates all 19 stories from the zuo concerning hexagrams in zhouyi. The first book to render original chinese rhymes into. A new translation with commentary of the book of changes durham east asia series new edition by rutt, richard 1996 hardcover on. Originally a divination manual in the western zhou period, over the course of the warring states period and ear. It contains sketches of chinese bronze age culture and the divination process, an essay on the history of western translations of yijing. Cecil richard rutt cbe 27 august 1925 27 july 2011 was an english roman catholic. Richard rutt project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled.
The open lines are written like a chinese character 8. The numbers were different then, especially there were more numbers. Richard rutt books list of books by author richard rutt. Rutt translates all 19 stories from the zuo concerning hexagrams and in addition includes examples of zhouyi divination found in the 5th century bce guoyu, the discourses of the. This is a huge, scholarly study of the probable original meanings of the earliest stratum of the i ching, the zhouyi. Stephen field, a professor of chinese and an yijing researcher, has created a book that will appeal to. The duke of zhou changes contemplating the i ching.
A new translation with commentary of the book of changes durham east asia series modern research has revealed the book of changes to be a royal divination manual of the zhou state 500100 bc. If you have a serious interest in i ching, you must read this book. As the language developed and the script was reformed, the original meaning of the oracles. Rutts book is the best on the actual, as opposed to mythical text of the changes. Richard rutt thinks xici refers only to the sections of the text that formally comment on passages from the basic text. The first book to render original chinese rhymes into rhymed english. Characters are supposed to be copied incorrectly in the course of time, resulting in the zhouyi we know. A new translation with commentary of the book of changes durham east asia series 1. By bringing together much of this scattered information in one place, rutt offers an overview of the last fifty years or so of i ching scholarship, which would otherwise require a tremendous amount to work to search out from scratch.
Yet he includes its history in the west and a section entitled, the fascination of zhouyi. Modern research has revealed the book of changes to be a royal divination manual of the zhou state 500100 bc. To help readers fully appreciate this archaic classical work, the author of this book comprehensively. A new translation with commentary of the book of changes durham east asia series 9780700714919. Thomas mcclatchies a translation of the confucian i. Richard rutt was born in bedfordshire in 1925 and distinguished himself as an outstanding linguist, reading italian and portuguese at cambridge. Richard rutt zhouyi, the book of changes in rutt zhouyi, the book of changes is a picture of oraclebone hexagrams. There is no widespread tradition of translating the zhou yi into modern chinese. Yijing dao probabilities with coins and yarrow stalks. Rutt translates the original zhou text which consists of what are the hexagram statements and line texts in later forms. Author of korean works and days, a history of hand knitting, zhouyi, the church serves korea, the bamboo grove, history of the korean people, virtuous women, paul couturier remembered richard rutt open library.
Richard rutt zhouyi this is a huge, scholarly study of the probable original meanings of the earliest stratum of the i ching, the zhouyi. The book of changes, is the first work to present the fruits of such a study in a comprehensive fashion. A new translation with commentary of the book of changes. After a curacy at st george s cambridge he went to south korea as a missionary in 1954 together with roger. He was educated at kelham theological college in nottinghamshire and pembroke college, cambridge, from which he received his master of arts degree anglican ministry. With more than two and a half millennias worth of commentary and interpretation, the i ching is an influential text read throughout the world, providing inspiration to the worlds of religion, philosophy, literature, and. The book of changes by lars bo christensen is a compendium of material suitable for close study of the zhouyi. Rutt was the son of cecil rutt and mary hare nee turner. Zhouyi is a manual of oracles compiled in an archaic script during the chinese bronze age c2500bcc300bc. A new translation with commentary of the book of changes durham east asia series 1 kindle edition by richard rutt. Zhu xis commentary on the xicizhuan kenyon college. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Yijing dao annotated links to other yijing sites, and. An introduction to the zhou yi book of changes chiron. Legges translation is somewhat turgid compared with the more recent translation of these same extracts in zhouyi. A study and annotated translation of the zhouyi stephen field harrassowitz verlag, 2015 softcover, 283 pages 58 approx.
Scholarly works dealing with the new view of the book of changes include doctoral dissertations by richard kunst and edward. Yi jing, the book of changes, zhou changes is one of the oldest texts in world history, and it is often considered the first in the confucian classics. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading zhouyi. The i ching or yi jing, usually translated as book of changes or classic of changes, is an ancient chinese divination text and the oldest of the chinese classics. Rutt, richard modern research has revealed the book of changes to be a royal divination manual of the zhou state 500100 bc. Plus, free twoday shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. Rutt also includes complete translations of all the later wings of the i ching a real rarity among i ching books but he keeps these separate from the zhouyi. Hexagrams are presented in chinese with english translation and concordance. You can easily find the full titles on library of congress loc. He also translates the ten wings separately, rather than mixed with the zhou text as wilhelm and later chinese editions do. A new translation with commentary of the book of changes durham east asia series series by richard rutt.
The philosophy of the book of changes, how the book of changes works. As the language developed and the script was reformed, the original meaning of the oracles gave way to a new interpretation resulting in a book of wisdom. The book of changes zhouyi first published in paperback 2002 by routledgecurzon 2 park. Thats anything but an exact science with yijing books, but hopefully itll help you to navigate to what youre interested in. Mcclatchie, like father joachim bouvet before him, maintained that the yijing had been carried to china by one of the sons of noah after the deluge. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. An encyclopedic resource covering history, literary features, textual details, research, and more, including translation of the zhouyi and the ten wings. The book has discussion of the historical backdrop of the zhouyi, including selections from the zuozhuan, one of the earliest texts that mentions the zhouyi. A new translation with commentary of the book of changes by richard rutt.