Japanese legends, Davis retelling
Classical Divination in Davis
Davis discusses the Yih King through eight trigrams, sixty-four diagrams and a system of rods used to interpret possible futures. He also describes ancient divination as associated with sacred ritual and preparations made with reverence.
Also known as Yih King Divination
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Account in the source
DocumentedDavis discusses the Yih King through eight trigrams, sixty-four diagrams and a system of rods used to interpret possible futures.
Further detail
DocumentedHe also describes ancient divination as associated with sacred ritual and preparations made with reverence.
Context & interpretation
This entry records Davis’s historical and comparative discussion, not an instruction manual or confirmation that divination predicts events. The numbers describe the system presented in the source. Its ritual requirements and older methods remain attributed practices rather than recommendations for readers.
Original passages
Source 1
Myths and Legends of Japan
eight trigrams and sixty-four diagramsOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Davis, Myths & Legends of Japan, active reader leaf 373
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0052-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0052-E001-P0373
- Original scan leaf
- 406
- Recorded leaf number
- 406
- Current Reader position
- 372
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
Source 2
Myths and Legends of Japan
in ancient times divination was associated with a sacred ritualOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Davis, Myths & Legends of Japan, active reader leaf 374
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0052-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0052-E001-P0374
- Original scan leaf
- 407
- Recorded leaf number
- 407
- Current Reader position
- 373
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed