PHIL/RELG 300 Philosophies and Religions of China
Fall 2009 Schedule of Course Meetings and Required Reading
Tuesdays & Thursdays12:30-1:45 pm Class meets in Wallace 205
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Week 1 |
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Tuesday, Aug 25 |
Introduction to course |
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Thursday, Aug 27 |
Reading: Introduction |
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Week 2 |
ANCIENT CHINESE RELIGION |
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Tuesday, Sept 1 |
Reading: Ch 1 on Ancestral Cult and Divination |
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Thursday, Sept 3 |
Reading: Ch 2 on Sacrifice and Kingship *abridged asmt First paper due via Moodle on Friday. |
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Week 3 |
CONFUCIANISM |
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Tuesday, Sept 8 |
Reading: Ch 3 Confucianism as Religious Humanism |
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Thursday, Sept 10 |
Reading: Selections from The Analects (distributed) |
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Week 4 |
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Tuesday, Sept 15 |
Reading: Ch 4 Confucianism, Mohism and Legalism |
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Thursday, Sept 17 |
Reading: Selections (distributed) |
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Week 5 |
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Tuesday, Sept 22 |
Reading: TBA and distributed |
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Thursday, Sept 24 |
Wrap-up/Discussion Confucianism Paper Due. |
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Week 6 |
TAOISM |
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Tuesday, Sept 29 |
Reading: Ch 5 Taoism as Religious Philosophy |
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Thursday, Oct 1 |
Reading:Selections from Tao te Ching (distributed) |
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Week 7 |
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Tuesday, Oct 6 |
Reading: Ch 6 Taoism as Salvation Religion |
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Thursday, Oct 8 |
Reading:TBA and distributed |
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Week 8 |
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Tuesday, Oct 13 |
Reading:TBA and distributed; ReviewTaoism Paper due. |
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Thursday, Oct 15 |
Midterm Exam |
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FALL BREAK |
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Week 9 |
CHINESE BUDDHISM |
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Thursday, Oct 22 |
Assignment and Topic TBA (Professor away at a conference). |
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Week 10 |
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Tuesday, Oct 27 |
Reading:Ch 7 Buddhism’s Entry to China |
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Thursday, Oct 29 |
Reading: Ch 8 Buddhism Becomes Chinese |
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Week 11 |
NEO-CONFUCIANISM |
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Tuesday, Nov 3 |
Reading: Ch 9 Neo-Confucianism as Response Buddhism Paper due. |
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Thursday, Nov 5 |
Reading:TBA and distributed (Confucianism & Ecology?) |
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Week 12 |
RELIGION IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA |
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Tuesday, Nov 10 |
Reading:Ch 11 on Christianity in China |
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Thursday, Nov 12 |
Reading:Ch 12 Popular Religion |
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Week 13 |
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Tuesday, Nov 17 |
Reading/Topic: TBA Paper due. |
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Thursday, Nov 19 |
Reading/Topic: TBA |
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Week 14 |
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Tuesday, Nov 24 |
Reading: Ch 13 Future of Chinese Religions Proposal/Bibliography for final paper due. |
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THANKSGIVING BREAK |
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Week 15 |
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Tuesday, Dec 1 |
Reading: TBA (on Falun Gong) |
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Thursday, Dec 3 |
Final Exam |
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Week 16 |
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Tuesday, Dec 8 |
Consultations on final papers (Outline due). |
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FINALS WEEK |
Final papers due; presentations of papers. Our final meeting is scheduled for Friday, December 11th at 1 pm. |