Chinese 334
The Yijing: Text and Tradition of the Book of Changes
Full course for one semester. The Yijing, or Book of
Changes, is a text of limitless possibilities. This course
explores various strategies of reading the text and examines
philosophical, religious, historical, and literary critical
implications of the text and the tradition associated with it. The
system and the language of the 64 hexagrams and various layers of
attached verbalization are the focus of investigation. Readings are
in English. Students who take the course for Chinese credit meet
for additional tutoring to read parts of the text in the original.
Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Conference. Cross-listed as
Literature 334.
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