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The Eight Trigrams and Their Changes: An Inquiry into Japanese Early Modern Divination |
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Hayek, Matthias
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| Source |
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.38 n.2 |
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| Date | 2011 |
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| Pages | 329 - 368 |
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| Publisher | Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture=南山宗教文化研究所 |
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| Publisher Url |
http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/
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| Location | 名古屋, 日本 [Nagoya, Japan] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Matthias Hayek is an associate professor in the Department of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (lcao) and member of the crcao, umr 8155, Paris Diderot University. |
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| Keyword | divination; hakke-uranai; printed manuals; correlative thinking; way of yin and yang; popular knowledge |
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| Abstract | In this article I will study a peculiar divination method involving the eight
trigrams known as hakke that, I will attempt to show, was among the most
popular techniques used in Japan from the end of the sixteenth to the end of
the eighteenth century. My goal here is to show how this mantic knowledge
was passed on through a specific kind of manual while undergoing several
transformations. These changes, far from being coincidental, may be linked
to the inner evolutions of Japanese society and culture during the Edo period.
Therefore such an inquiry should help us to gain a better understanding of
the reciprocal informing relationship between mantic knowledge (correlative
thinking) and people’s general expectations and/or mentality. I will first
present the nature of hakke-uranai, before tracking down how and by whom it was
used. Finally, I will detail how its inner structure relates to the way the clients of the diviners were viewing fate, time, daily life, and the world.
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| Table of contents | Prologue: What is a trigram? 331
Looking for the Trigrams in Early Modern Japan 333
books of trigrams: type, content, and evolution
early folded books and the core technique
the first manuals: unveiling the technique
compendia of the eight trigrams:
transmission of knowledge, authorship, and critical thinking
Early Modern Diviners 350
a kyōgen soothsayer
monks or priests? the elusive status of genroku diviners
The Early-Modern World View as seen through Divination
Conclusion: Divination, Beliefs, Superstitions, and Their Sociocultural Context 360
References 361 |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Hits | 787 |
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| Created date | 2013.04.16 |
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| Modified date | 2017.09.13 |
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