The Mandate of Heaven: Hidden History in the I Ching

S. J. Marshall

Paper, 260 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12299-3
$25.50

March, 2001
Cloth, 260 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12298-6
$83.50

1. The Mandate of Heaven

The framework of the argument

The title of the oracle

Imprisoned for a sigh

An overlooked solar eclipse record

Darkness at noon, June 20, 1070 BC

The army carries the corpse

Battling in the Wilds

A few concluding remarks

2. Further Mysteries of the Changes

The mingyi bird

Melons, willows, hoarfrost, and creepers

King Wen is fed his own son

The curse of the ancestors

Clouds follow the dragon

No skin on his thighs

3. Appendices

The sinological maze of Wilhelm-Baynes

Genealogical matters

Chinese text of hexagram 55

The sexagenary cycle

Simplified dynastic chronology

Related Subjects

• Asian Religion

About the Author

S. J. Marshall works as an editor for one of the premier medical journals, The Lancet, when he is not pursuing his interest in ancient Chinese history.

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