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HIST 310/ANTH 375: Weeks 1-8 HIST 310/ANTH 375: Weeks 9-16
Mountains
History 310/Anthropology 375
Autumn 2013
T 7:10-11:00 p.m.
Robert André LaFleur Office
Hours:
Morse Ingersoll 111 Tuesday
2:30-4:00*
363-2005 Thursday
12:00-1:30
lafleur@beloit.edu …or by
appointment
*Office hours will revert to the regular 12:00-1:30 time after autumn break.
Required Books
Birrell, Anne. The Classic of Mountains and Seas
Casey, Edward. Representing Place
Fu, Flora. Framing Famous Mountains
Hinton, David. Mountain Home: The Wilderness Poetry of
Ancient China
Lévi-Strauss, Claude. Tristes tropiques
Macfarlane, Robert. Mountains of the Mind: Adventures in
Reaching the Summit
McPhee, John. Annals of the Former World
Mountaineers, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills
Nan Shunxun. China’s Sacred Sites
Naquin, Susan. Pilgrims and Sacred Sites
Robson, James. The Power of Place
Rudwick, Martin. Bursting the Limits of Time
Stein, Rolf. The World in Miniature
Round and Square (www.robert-lafleur.blogsot.com)
The New York Review of Books (NYRB)
Reserve Books
Braudel. Fernand. The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean
World in the Age...
Casey, Edward. Getting Back into Place
Geil, William Edgar. The Sacred 5 of China
Granet, Marcel. The Religion of the Chinese People
Hawkes, David. Songs of the South
Leach, Edmund, Political Systems of Highland Burma
Liu Yang. Fantastic Mountains
Mauss, Marcel. Seasonal Variations of the Eskimo
Muir, John. Mountaineering Essays
Mullikin, Mary. The Nine Sacred Mountains of China
Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual (required in all history classes).
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In this advanced seminar we
will examine the way that various thinkers have engaged the greatest
monuments in their midsts—the mountains that dominate certain parts of the
human landscape. Mountains have figured
prominently in writings and oral traditions from earliest times, and the
fascination with them continues in the disciplines of history and anthropology,
where the study of lofty terrain has alternately framed and dominated research
work. We will study the role of
mountainous terrain in the opening chapters of Fernand Braudel’s The
Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II, as well as
in Edmund Leach’s anthropological classic Political Systems of Highland Burma. We will also examine classical statements of
mountain travel and thought by Confucius, Vasari, in the Bible, and other
sources. In particular, we will study
the five “marchmounts” or cosmological mountains of China—Mt. Heng in the north, Mt. Tai in the east, Mt. Song in the
center, Mt. Hua in the west, and another Mt. Heng in the south. Laid out in powerful “architectural”
fashion, the great Chinese mountains framed political and historical discourse
in early China. Since early times, the Chinese imagined heaven as round and
earth as square, and their linkage played a prominent role in three thousand
years of political and historical writings.
To this day, the mountains remain important as cultural sites and
pilgrimage centers, and we will look at their role in multiple levels of
Chinese economic, cultural, and political life.
Evaluation
Weekly Discussion Notes/Logs and Quizzes 15%
Short assignments 15%
Seminar Paper 55%
Class attendance and participation is expected. More than one absence will significantly affect your grade. Late assignments will
be penalized. See my late assignment policy.
All coursework is due on Wednesday, December 11th
at 10:00 p.m.
History
310—Anthropology 375
Mountains
Autumn 2013
Week I
Orientations
(August 29)
Note Special Thursday Meeting (7:00-9:30)
McPhee, Annals of the Former World
Book 1: Basin and Range
Book 2: In Suspect
Terrain
Book 3: Rising from the
Plains
Book 4: Assembling
California
Book 5: Crossing the
Craton
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 7-17
Preface
Part
I—Outdoor Fundamentals
First
Steps
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Macfarlane, Mountains of the Mind
Possession
The Great Stone Book
The Pursuit of Fear
Glaciers and Ice: the Streams of Time
Altitude: the Summit and the View
Walking off the Map
A New Heaven and a New Earth
Everest
The Snow Hare
Liu, Fantastic Mountains (reserve)
Forewords
Landscape Painting of the Ming Dynasty
Landscape Painting of the Qing Dynasty
Fantastic Mountains: A Transcendent Presence in the Natural World
Catalogue
Hinton, Mountain Home (reserve)
Beginnings (Fifth Century CE)
T’ao Ch’ien (365-427)
Hsieh Ling-yün (385-433)
Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Meng Hao-jan (689-740)
Wang Wei (701-761)
Li Po (701-762)
Tu Fu (712-770)
Wei Ying-wu (c. 737-792)
Cold Mountain (Untitled Poems—seventh-ninth centuries)
Meng Chiao (751-814)
Li Tsung-yüan (773-819)
Po Chü-i (772-846)
Chia Tao (779-843)
Tu Mu (803-853)
Sung Dynasty (960-1279)
Mei Yao-chen (1002-1060)
Wang Anshi (1021-1086)
Su Tung-p’o (1037-1101)
Lu Yu (1125-1210)
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 532-562
Part VI—The Mountain Environment
Mountain Geology
The Cycle of Snow
Mountain Weather
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Robson, The Power of Place
Introduction
Part I: Situating Nanyue
Religion and the Sacred Peaks of China
Moving Mountains: Nanyue in Chinese Religious Geography
Imagining Nanyue: Physical Geography and Mythical Togography
Part II: The Daoist and Buddhist Histories of Nanyue
Rising Up to Paradise: Pre-Tang Daoism
Nanyue in the Tang: Local Daoist History
Lady Wei and the Female Daoists of Nanyue
Regional Buddhism During the Tang
Conclusion: On the Boundaries of Chinese Religions
Mullikin, The Nine Sacred Mountains of China (.pdf sent by e-mail), 42-52
Heng-shan or Nan-yüeh of the South in Hunan Province
Geil, The Sacred 5 of China (.pdf sent by e-mail), 117-163
Nan Yo, Red Peak-of-the-South, in 5 Sections
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 18-72
Part I—Outdoor Fundamentals (continued)
Clothing and Equipment
Camping and Food
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Lévi-Strauss, Tristes Tropiques
An End to Journeying
Travel Notes
The New World Inhabitants
Caduveo
Bororo
Nambikwara
Tupi-Kawahib
The Return
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 73-133
Part I—Outdoor Fundamentals (continued)
Physical Conditioning
Navigation
Wilderness Travel
Leave No Trace
Stewardship and Access
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Rudwick, Bursting the Limits of Time
Part I: Understanding the Earth
Naturalists, Philosophers, and Others
Sciences of the Earth
The Theory of the Earth
Transposing History into the Earth
Problems with Fossils
Part II: Reconstructing Geohistory
A New Science of “Geology”?
Denizens of a Former World
Geognosy Enriched into Geohistory
The Gateway to the Deep Past
Earth’s Last Revolution
Coda: Retrospect and Prospect
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 134-187
Part II—Climbing Fundamentals
Basic Safety Systems
Belaying
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Stein, The World in Miniature
Edward Schafer: Foreword
Author’s Preface
In Memory of Marcel Granet
Trees, Stones, and Landscapes in Containers
Survey of Themes
Dwelling Places and their Physical Details
The World and Architecture in Religious Thought
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 188-254
Part II—Climbing Fundamentals (continued)
Rappeling
Part III—Rock Climbing
Alpine Rock Climbing Technique
Rock Protection
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Michel Strickmann, “History, Anthropology, and Chinese Religion”*
Granet, The Religion of the Chinese People, 1-56
Marcel Granet, 1884-1940—Sociologist (by Maurice Freedman)
Preface
Peasant Religion
Mauss, Seasonal Variations of the Eskimo
Translator’s Foreword
Introduction
General Morphology
Seasonal Morphology
The Effects of Eskimo Seasonal Variations
Conclusion
Fernand Braudel, The Mediterranean V. 1, 17-102
Preface to the First Edition (read carefully)
Part One: The Role of the Environment
The Peninsulas: Mountains, Plateaux, and Plains
Mountains Come First (read carefully)
Plateaux, Hills, and Foothills (skim)
The Plains (skim)
Transhumance and Nomadism (skim)
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 255-319
Part III—Rock Climbing (continued)
Leading on Rock
Aid and Big Wall Climbing
*You can find the Strickmann piece on JSTOR (it's in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies from 1980). Please read my e-mail message about this week's readings (sent Sunday, October 6th).
Introduction
The Tuolumne Camp
A Near View of the High Sierra
Prayers in Higher Mountain Temples, or A Geologist's Winter Walk
A Perilous Night on Shasta's Summit
The South Dome
Mountain Thoughts
An Ascent of Mount Rainer
The Stickeen River
Glenora Peak
My Sled-Trip on the Muir Glacier
First Ascent of Herald Island
Click here for the other half of this two-part syllabus post:
Week II
Mountain Mindsets
(September 3)
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Macfarlane, Mountains of the Mind
Possession
The Great Stone Book
The Pursuit of Fear
Glaciers and Ice: the Streams of Time
Altitude: the Summit and the View
Walking off the Map
A New Heaven and a New Earth
Everest
The Snow Hare
Liu, Fantastic Mountains (reserve)
Forewords
Landscape Painting of the Ming Dynasty
Landscape Painting of the Qing Dynasty
Fantastic Mountains: A Transcendent Presence in the Natural World
Catalogue
Hinton, Mountain Home (reserve)
Beginnings (Fifth Century CE)
T’ao Ch’ien (365-427)
Hsieh Ling-yün (385-433)
Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Meng Hao-jan (689-740)
Wang Wei (701-761)
Li Po (701-762)
Tu Fu (712-770)
Wei Ying-wu (c. 737-792)
Cold Mountain (Untitled Poems—seventh-ninth centuries)
Meng Chiao (751-814)
Li Tsung-yüan (773-819)
Po Chü-i (772-846)
Chia Tao (779-843)
Tu Mu (803-853)
Sung Dynasty (960-1279)
Mei Yao-chen (1002-1060)
Wang Anshi (1021-1086)
Su Tung-p’o (1037-1101)
Lu Yu (1125-1210)
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 532-562
Part VI—The Mountain Environment
Mountain Geology
The Cycle of Snow
Mountain Weather
Week III
China’s Southern
Mountain
(September 10)
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Robson, The Power of Place
Introduction
Part I: Situating Nanyue
Religion and the Sacred Peaks of China
Moving Mountains: Nanyue in Chinese Religious Geography
Imagining Nanyue: Physical Geography and Mythical Togography
Part II: The Daoist and Buddhist Histories of Nanyue
Rising Up to Paradise: Pre-Tang Daoism
Nanyue in the Tang: Local Daoist History
Lady Wei and the Female Daoists of Nanyue
Regional Buddhism During the Tang
Conclusion: On the Boundaries of Chinese Religions
Mullikin, The Nine Sacred Mountains of China (.pdf sent by e-mail), 42-52
Heng-shan or Nan-yüeh of the South in Hunan Province
Geil, The Sacred 5 of China (.pdf sent by e-mail), 117-163
Nan Yo, Red Peak-of-the-South, in 5 Sections
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 18-72
Part I—Outdoor Fundamentals (continued)
Clothing and Equipment
Camping and Food
Week IV
Historical and
Cultural Reflexivity
(September 17)
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Lévi-Strauss, Tristes Tropiques An End to Journeying
Travel Notes
The New World Inhabitants
Caduveo
Bororo
Nambikwara
Tupi-Kawahib
The Return
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 73-133
Part I—Outdoor Fundamentals (continued)
Physical Conditioning
Navigation
Wilderness Travel
Leave No Trace
Stewardship and Access
Week V
Time, History, and
Geology
(September 24)
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Rudwick, Bursting the Limits of Time
Part I: Understanding the Earth
Naturalists, Philosophers, and Others
Sciences of the Earth
The Theory of the Earth
Transposing History into the Earth
Problems with Fossils
Part II: Reconstructing Geohistory
A New Science of “Geology”?
Denizens of a Former World
Geognosy Enriched into Geohistory
The Gateway to the Deep Past
Earth’s Last Revolution
Coda: Retrospect and Prospect
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 134-187
Part II—Climbing Fundamentals
Basic Safety Systems
Belaying
Week VI
Architecture and Cosmology
(October 1)
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Stein, The World in Miniature
Edward Schafer: Foreword
Author’s Preface
In Memory of Marcel Granet
Trees, Stones, and Landscapes in Containers
Survey of Themes
Dwelling Places and their Physical Details
The World and Architecture in Religious Thought
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 188-254
Part II—Climbing Fundamentals (continued)
Rappeling
Part III—Rock Climbing
Alpine Rock Climbing Technique
Rock Protection
Week VII
French Ethnology
and Historiography
(October 8)
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Michel Strickmann, “History, Anthropology, and Chinese Religion”*
Granet, The Religion of the Chinese People, 1-56
Marcel Granet, 1884-1940—Sociologist (by Maurice Freedman)
Preface
Peasant Religion
Mauss, Seasonal Variations of the Eskimo
Translator’s Foreword
Introduction
General Morphology
Seasonal Morphology
The Effects of Eskimo Seasonal Variations
Conclusion
Fernand Braudel, The Mediterranean V. 1, 17-102
Preface to the First Edition (read carefully)
Part One: The Role of the Environment
The Peninsulas: Mountains, Plateaux, and Plains
Mountains Come First (read carefully)
Plateaux, Hills, and Foothills (skim)
The Plains (skim)
Transhumance and Nomadism (skim)
—, Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, 255-319
Part III—Rock Climbing (continued)
Leading on Rock
Aid and Big Wall Climbing
*You can find the Strickmann piece on JSTOR (it's in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies from 1980). Please read my e-mail message about this week's readings (sent Sunday, October 6th).
Week VIII
Autumn Break
Muir, Mountaineering Essays (Recommended) Introduction
The Tuolumne Camp
A Near View of the High Sierra
Prayers in Higher Mountain Temples, or A Geologist's Winter Walk
A Perilous Night on Shasta's Summit
The South Dome
Mountain Thoughts
An Ascent of Mount Rainer
The Stickeen River
Glenora Peak
My Sled-Trip on the Muir Glacier
First Ascent of Herald Island
Click here for the other half of this two-part syllabus post:
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