- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company; 1st Pbk Ed edition (April 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0892811455
- ISBN-13: 978-0892811458
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 214,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Huang succeeds, also, in producing a work that keeps opening up new vistas of understanding and inviting the reader to explore the many layers of discovery offered by the mathematical, visual and literary dimensions of the classic."
The Book Reader, Spring/Summer 1999
What is constant through the translation is both a sense of tradition and an appreciation of modernity. . . . Throughout is a philosophical calmness, a sense of the intellectual mingling with the spirit of things. Most importantly, Huang makes this a useful Ching, more useful for the current temperament than older, more self conscious translations.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've got five direct tranlations of the I Ching from the Chinese. This one is not the most academic, but it shows a new point of view, and in some way, it is my favourite one as perhaps it is the most readable one. Some names of the hexagrams are different from those of Wilhem's translation, but Huang give good reasons for his election. He also gives an historical account of the old simbols hidden in the hexagrams. I think this book should be read after reading "The Numerology of the I Ching: A Sourcebook of Symbols, Structutres and Traditional Wisdom", also by Alfred Huang.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
For those of you who love the I Ching this is an outstanding translation. I've read many. The first was Legge's which I never could get into. For a long time Wilhelm's was my favorite but this one is superb. It's the first tranlation that presents the oracle holistically. After reading it you really get a sense of how it all ties together as one oracle. It also is wonderful for tying it into the actual history and events in life of King Wen which gave rise to the various interpretations of the individual lines which were created by the Duke of Chou.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Although only a beginner to the I Ching I have to date found this translation to be endlessly useful. In particular, the fact that the author has studied under I Ching masters in China, then lived in the Western environment gives him a certain expertise that I have found lacking in other translations. If you are serious about studying the I Ching, this is a must.
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Good, but you are a better man than I if you understand it....
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Published 15 months ago by Rich Reckless
Excellent book. Highly recommended.
I bought this book following the recommendations here, and wasn't disappointed. Having briefly tried the Wilhelm classic though could not make any sense of the language and found... Read more
Published on 15 April 2010 by Ms. M. Brown
Absolute excellence
This is my favourite translation of the I Ching, and does a lot more for me than the the Wilhelm book. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2010 by Mr. J. Carr
THE DEFINITIVE I CHING
Having owned this book for a few months now and having reviewed later publications by different authors I can now say that I have found this version to be the most definitive and... Read more
Published on 29 May 2008 by C. S. Ebrey
Best I Ching Translation EVER
Just great: this translation seems to be very accurate and also less cryptic compared to other versions, i.e. it is THE reference in I Ching books. Highly recommended!
Published on 5 Aug 2007 by silett
Clarification
This edition really is superb; for those familiar with the Wilhelm/Baynes edition it offers a breath of freshness that in no way detracts from the older, more widely known classic... Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2006 by Shemyaza Smith
This book needs to be proof read
This book contains many discrepancies e.g. KAN is translated as cloud, rain and water. XUN is translated as wood and wind. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2002
A new Classic
An excellent translation of the original I Ching from the native language, with its own guide spirit. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2002 by Pawel A. Konieczny
Many thanks to Master Huang.
A superb work. Far superior to the Wilhelm translation. "The Complete I Ching" speaks with great clarity, unity of thought, and authenticity. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 1999
A Thirty Year User Of I Ching Comments
ALL of the English translations available have failed to achieve the open-endedness of this work. In the beginning of one's study of I Ching, one does not notice so much that the... Read more
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