The Eight Trigrams: Variants and Their Uses

The Eight Trigrams: Variants and Their Uses

The trigrams were traditional East Asian symbols, each composed of three straight lines, either solid or broken in the center. The prominent part these played in Chinese religion, philosophy and proto-science for more than 2,000 years is discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:History of religions 1990-05, Vol.29 (4), p.301-317
1. Verfasser: CAMMANN, S. V. R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Almanacs
Amulets
Asian religions
Bronzes
Chinese culture
Circles
Compasses
Divination
Geometry
History
History and sciences of religions
Japanese culture
Korean culture
Other religions (China, Japan, etc.)
Religion
Yin yang
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Zusammenfassung:The trigrams were traditional East Asian symbols, each composed of three straight lines, either solid or broken in the center. The prominent part these played in Chinese religion, philosophy and proto-science for more than 2,000 years is discussed.
ISSN:0018-2710
1545-6935
DOI:10.1086/463201