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Cover Illustration: The hexagram picture shared by the invertible pair of hexagrams Jiji 既濟 ䷾ “Already Across” and Weiji 未濟 ䷿ “Not Yet Across.” This symbolizes that the book’s completion is also incomplete.
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Names: Shaughnessy, Edward L., 1952- author.
Title: The origin and early development of the Zhou changes / by Edward L. Shaughnessy.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022. | Series: Prognostication in history, 2589-4404 ; volume 9 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022025351 (print) | LCCN 2022025352 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004503670 (hardback ; acid-free paper) | ISBN 9789004513945 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Yi jing. | LCGFT: Literary criticism.
Classification: LCC PL2464.Z7 S469 2022 (print) | LCC PL2464.Z7 (ebook) | DDC 299.5/1282–dc23/eng/20220721
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