Total I Ching
Myths for Change
$46.33
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2009
Summary
The I Ching (pronounced ee-ching) is the oldest and most respected oracle or divinatory system in the world. There are currently two translations available which offer somewhat conflicting interpretations - the popular Confucian version and an earlier Taoist version called Zhouyi. Reconstructed by twentieth-century scholars and archaeologists, Zhouyi presents the highly imaginative world of myth and ritual that is the hidden base of thousands of years of Eastern thought.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780749939809 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 074993980X |
| Author: | Stephen Karcher |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2009 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 30mm |
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This could be Karcher’s masterpiece - a beautiful, liberating, potent and inspiring version of the ancient classic. Working with the original Chinese texts and drawing on the most recent scholarship, Karcher shatters the constricting cage of traditional interpretations to open up the oracle’s lost mythic dimension. Even experienced users of the I Ching will be astonished by the extraordinary riches they will find in Total I Ching - Dr Roderick Main, Lecturer in Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex
This could be Karcher’s masterpiece - a beautiful, liberating, potent and inspiring version of the ancient classic. Working with the original Chinese texts and drawing on the most recent scholarship, Karcher shatters the constricting cage of traditional interpretations to open up the oracle’s lost mythic dimension. Even experienced users of the I Ching will be astonished by the extraordinary riches they will find in Total I Ching - Dr Roderick Main, Lecturer in Psychoanalytic Studies, University of EssexAbout The Author
Stephen Karcher
Stephen Karcher PhD has worked with divinatory texts for more than 30 years. He was a speaker at the Eranos Foundation and supervised their I Ching Project. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the world’s leading experts on the psychological and spiritual uses of divination.
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