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RELIGIOUS STUDIES (L23)  (Dept. Info)Arts & Sciences  (Policies)SP2018

L23 Re St 346Topics in East Asian Religions: The Zhuangzi, A Daoist Classic3.0 Units
Description:The Daoist classic Zhuangzi, a collection of cryptic sayings and short anecdotes attributed to the mysterious Master Zhuang Zhou (trad. 369-286 BCE), has deeply influenced cultural life in East Asia. Considered to be one of the most important texts in Chinese history, it triggered a wide range of discourses on the nature of the universe and good living while informing diverse practices such as calligraphy, landscape painting, poetry, drama, Daoist ritual, Zen Buddhism, sitting meditation, and politics. In this course, we engage in both the Daoist classic's multifaceted content and its diverse reception over the last two millennia. In the first half, we read the Zhuangzi as a primary source focusing on its short philosophical vignettes on the possibility and limits of knowledge and language, its humorous anecdotes that celebrate deformed and useless bodies, its youthful invectives against Confucians, as well as its powerful calls to live a creative and independent life as a recluse. In the second half, we will encounter concrete responses to the Zhuangzi in the form of commentaries, paintings, plays, performances, and comic books that exemplify the scripture's far-ranging cultural impact. This course provides both a focused and multifaceted avenue to the cultural history of East Asia and a personal experience of the life-changing appeal and topicality of the text.
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Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:L03 3462  L03 5346Frequency:Unpredictable / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01M-W----1:00P-2:30PWrighton / 250 ZuernSee Instructor30260
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