In recent years, three ancient manuscripts relating to the "Yi
jin"g ( "I Ching"), or "Classic of Changes," have been discovered.
The earliest -- the Shanghai Museum Zhou Yi -- dates to about 300
B.C.E. and shows evidence of the text's original circulation. The
"Guicang," or "Returning to Be Stored," reflects another ancient
Chinese divination tradition based on hexagrams similar to those of
the "Yi jing." In 1993, two manuscripts were found in a
third-century B.C.E. tomb at Wangjiatai that contain almost exact
parallels to the "Guicang"'s early quotations, supplying new
information on the performance of early Chinese divination.
Finally, the Fuyang " Zhou Y"i was excavated from the tomb of Xia
Hou Zao, lord of Ruyin, who died in 165 B.C.E. Each line of this
classic is followed by one or more generic prognostications similar
to phrases found in the " Yi jing," indicating exciting new ways
the text was produced and used in the interpretation of
divinations.
"Unearthing the Changes" details the discovery and significance
of the Shanghai Museum "Zhou Yi," the Wangjiatai "Guicang," and the
Fuyang "Zhou Yi," including full translations of the texts and
additional evidence constructing a new narrative of the "Yi jing"'s
writing and transmission in the first millennium B.C.E. An
introduction situates the role of archaeology in the modern attempt
to understand the Classic of Changes. By showing how the text
emerged out of a popular tradition of divination, these newly
unearthed manuscripts reveal an important religious dimension to
its evolution.
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