Course Schedule
Winter 2024
CHN
CHN 241 – Introduction to Chinese Religions
Cross Listed · Gen Ed: Tier 2 Humanities
The course is a comprehensive historical survey of the main religious traditions in China, including Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and popular religion. Through lectures, discussions, and reading of select primary and secondary sources, we will explore the formulations and subsequent transformations of key beliefs, doctrines, practices, and institutions that characterized specific religious traditions. We will also examine the patterns of interaction among different traditions, as well as the general character of religious life in both traditional and modern China.
The course is a comprehensive historical survey of the main religious traditions in China, including Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and popular religion. Through lectures, discussions, and reading of select primary and secondary sources, we will explore the formulations and subsequent transformations of key beliefs, doctrines, practices, and institutions that characterized specific religious traditions. We will also examine the patterns of interaction among different traditions, as well as the general character of religious life in both traditional and modern China.
Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Dec 23 - Jan 14
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
2 / 25
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Glaze, Shyling
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Dec 23 - Jan 14
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 2 / 25