(and where to find them)

Short Description:
A student-authored textbook, exploring beliefs, ideas, and religions of traditional China throughout history.

Long Description:
Based on the course with the same name: A cultural history of the strange in pre-modern China. How did the Chinese people explain the existence of ghosts, demons, immortals, fox spirits, (maybe even unicorns) and many other strange creatures? What do the encounters between humans and these creatures tell us about the pre-modern Chinese worldview? And how much of that tradition is still alive in China now?

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This subject examines the interactions of East Asia with the rest of the world and the relationships of each of the East Asian countries with each other, from ca. 1500 to 2000 A.D. Primary focus on China and Japan, with some reference to Korea, Vietnam, and Central Asia. Asks how international diplomatic, commercial, military, religious, and cultural relationships joined with internal processes to direct the development of East Asian societies. Subject addresses perceptions and misperceptions among East Asians and foreigners.

History of Asia (History 2205) Resource List. Compiled Summer-Fall 2021 by Dr. Maria Ritzema. The following materials are freely available online and are licensed as indicated in the source material. This resource will be updated as needed. For the most recent version, visit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MKxzEAGLta-5zjCBUGey7Pg-fCv5RgoA?usp=sharing

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Note: This course is taught in English with a project that requires research in Japanese.

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