Home›Sources›The Five "Confucian" ClassicsSourcesThe Five "Confucian" ClassicsCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Five "Confucian" Classics." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-five-confucian-classics.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Five "Confucian" Classics. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-five-confucian-classicsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-five-confucian-classics, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Five "Confucian" Classics}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-five-confucian-classics}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXMichael Nylan traces how the Chinese Five Classics were actually transmitted, edited and read differently across different periods of Chinese history, rather than treating their meaning as fixed since antiquity, which is the book's real historical argument. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with her specific account of that transmission. It is the right source for the textual history and canonical status of these classics over time. It is a study of how the classics were transmitted and read, not itself a translation of their content, so a claim about what a classic actually says needs a direct translation as its source.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (487 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A scholarly study from a university press tracing how the Chinese Five Classics were actually transmitted, edited and read differently across periods of Chinese history rather than treating their meaning as fixed since antiquity.NotesWell-attestedScholarly study of the historical formation, transmission and changing interpretation of the Chinese Five Classics (Changes, Documents, Odes, Rites, Spring and Autumn Annals) within the Confucian tradition. Use for facts about the textual history and canonical status of these classics, not as a translation of their content.CitationAuthorWell-attestedMichael NylanPublisherWell-attestedYale University PressPublication YearWell-attested2001URLWell-attestedhttps://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300212006/the-five-confucian-classics/Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographClaims Backed By This Source (487 claims)This source backs 487 claims across the atlas. As facts: 386 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 9 holds. Plus 91 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicI Ching Hexagrams, 320 claims: 256 well-attested, 64 general references.Bagua Trigrams, 56 claims: 48 well-attested, 8 general references.Wu Xing (Five Phases), 34 claims: 24 well-attested, 5 holds, 5 general references.Articles, 27 claims: 27 well-attested.Prayers, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 general references.Scriptures & Texts, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Figures, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 1 general references.Subcategories, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 general references.Disciplines, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Scripture Portions, 3 claims: 3 general references.Historical Periods, 1 claims: 1 general references.Sacred Geometry, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested386ArticlesA Chronicle That Became a ClassicA Practice That Outlived Imperial ConfucianismA Rite Without a Ruler to Perform ItBurned in 213 BCE, and the Quarrel That FollowedCut in Stone, Examined for Centuries, Expanded to ThirteenDui in the Two ArrangementsDui, the Joyous, the LakeFive Books, and One That Did Not SurviveFrom Examination Halls to Modern CeremonyGen in the Two ArrangementsGen, Keeping Still, the MountainHonoring a Teacher Without Worshipping a GodKan in the Two ArrangementsKan, the Abysmal, WaterKun in the Two ArrangementsKun, the Receptive, Three Broken LinesLayers, and What the Ten Wings Did to ItLi in the Two ArrangementsLi, the Clinging, FireOnly the Emperor Could Address Heaven DirectlyQian in the Two ArrangementsQian, the Creative, Three Unbroken LinesRitual as the Point, Not Just the VehicleXun in the Two ArrangementsXun, the Gentle, Wind and WoodZhen in the Two ArrangementsZhen, the Arousing, ThunderBagua TrigramsDuiGenKanKunLiQianXunZhenDisciplinesI ChingFiguresEmperor Wu of HanI Ching HexagramsAbundanceAfter CompletionApproachBefore CompletionBiting ThroughBreakthroughComing to MeetConflictContemplationDarkening of the LightDecreaseDeliveranceDevelopmentShowing 1 to 50 of 114 entities carrying this claim. NextScholarly debate1FiguresEmperor Wu of HanHolds9FiguresEmperor Wu of HanSacred Objects & Ritual ItemsSinju, the Ancestral Spirit TabletWu Xing (Five Phases)EarthFireMetalWaterWoodGeneral References91Bagua TrigramsDuiGenKanKunLiQianXunZhenDisciplinesI ChingFiguresEmperor Wu of HanHistorical PeriodsSpring and AutumnI Ching HexagramsAbundanceAfter CompletionApproachBefore CompletionBiting ThroughBreakthroughComing to MeetConflictContemplationDarkening of the LightDecreaseDeliveranceDevelopmentDifficulty at the BeginningDispersionDurationEnthusiasmFellowshipFollowingGathering TogetherGraceGreat PossessionGreat PowerGreat PreponderanceGreat TamingHolding TogetherIncreaseInfluenceInner TruthInnocenceKeeping StillLimitationModestyNourishmentObstructionOppositionOppressionPeaceProgressShowing 1 to 50 of 91 entities carrying this claim. NextComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. 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