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Between Numbers and Images: The Many Meanings of Trigram Gen 艮 in The Early Yijing

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2018
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Schwartz, A. (2018). Between Numbers and Images: The Many Meanings of Trigram Gen 艮 in The Early Yijing. Asiatische Studien - Études Asiatiques, 72(4), 1133–1193. https://doi.org/10.1515/asia-2017-0067

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This paper examines the images of trigram Gen in the Yijing, with a focus on images in the Shuogua 說卦 commentary. The Shuogua presents images either found in or to be extrapolated from the base text within a structured and highly interpretive system that forms “image programs” for each of the eight trigrams. I argue the Shuogua’s image programs have a defined architecture, and its images are not random lists of words collected without an agenda and devoid of relationships and mutual interaction with others. My main thesis is a high pe

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  • Schwartz, Adam

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72

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4

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1133

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1193

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2018-12-19

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2021-03-29

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0004-4717

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Schwartz, A. (2018). Between Numbers and Images: The Many Meanings of Trigram Gen 艮 in The Early Yijing. Asiatische Studien - Études Asiatiques, 72(4), 1133–1193. https://doi.org/10.1515/asia-2017-0067

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