Hey,
This is a longshot, but does anyone know of English language material on bird omens in ancient China? I first heard about this from Liu Ming, re: the oriole of hexagram 30. His source was Rutt, who cites CH Wang and the Book of Odes. He cites the Book of Documents as well, in his notes on hexagram 36's pheasant.
I don't know whether or to what extent others have interpreted references to birds in these early documents as augury. Has anyone written on this subject more extensively? Regardless of any direct relevance to the Zhouyi or Yijing...
Thanks for any leads :)
This is a longshot, but does anyone know of English language material on bird omens in ancient China? I first heard about this from Liu Ming, re: the oriole of hexagram 30. His source was Rutt, who cites CH Wang and the Book of Odes. He cites the Book of Documents as well, in his notes on hexagram 36's pheasant.
I don't know whether or to what extent others have interpreted references to birds in these early documents as augury. Has anyone written on this subject more extensively? Regardless of any direct relevance to the Zhouyi or Yijing...
Thanks for any leads :)