The I Ching in Tokugawa Thought and Culture (Asian Interactions and Comparisons)

This pioneering study uses the I Ching (Book of Changes) to investigate the role of Chinese learning in the development of thought and culture in Tokugawa Japan (1603-1868). I Ching scholarship reached its apex during the Tokugawa, becoming one of the most popular and influential texts among Japanese intellectuals. It penetrated into many areas of Tokugawa life: politics, economics, religion, natural science, medicine, military studies, and popular culture. The I Ching in Tokugawa Thought and Culture represents a scholarly attempt to expose uncharted research territory, offering new analysis and materials. Many of the primary sources discussed here have never before been used in research or translated into English.

This study uses the I Ching (Book of Changes) to investigate the role of Chinese learning in the development of thought and culture in tokugawa Japan (1603-1868).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-272) and index.