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History 210/Anthropology 275
Autumn 2014
TTh 10:00-11:50 a.m.
Robert André LaFleur Office
Hours:
Morse Ingersoll 111 Tuesday
12:00-1:30
363-2005 Thursday
12:00-1:30
lafleur@beloit.edu …or by
appointment
Required Books
Holcombe, Charles. A History of East Asia
de Bary, William. Sources of East Asian Tradition, Volume I: Premodern East Asia
Richter, Antje. Letters and Epistolary Culture in Early Medieval China
Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. Rice as Self: Japanese Identities Through Time
Choose One Set of the Following Books (China or Japan)*
China
Brook, Timothy. The Confusions of Pleasure
de Bary, William. Sources of East Asian Tradition, Volume I: Premodern East Asia
Richter, Antje. Letters and Epistolary Culture in Early Medieval China
Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. Rice as Self: Japanese Identities Through Time
Choose One Set of the Following Books (China or Japan)*
China
Brook, Timothy. The Confusions of Pleasure
Cohen, Paul. History in Three Keys
Kipnis, Andrew. Producing Guanxi
Liu Xin. In One’s Own Shadow
Mann, Susan. The Talented Women of the Zhang Family
—OR—
Japan
Berry, Mary Elizabeth. Japan in Print
Fukuzawa Yukichi, The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi
Dower, John. Embracing Defeat
Rupp, Kathleen. Gift-Giving in Japan
Bestor, Theodore. Tsukiji: Fish Market at the Center of the World
*** ***
Character notebook (for practicing "East Asian" characters)
Japan
Berry, Mary Elizabeth. Japan in Print
Fukuzawa Yukichi, The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi
Dower, John. Embracing Defeat
Rupp, Kathleen. Gift-Giving in Japan
Bestor, Theodore. Tsukiji: Fish Market at the Center of the World
*** ***
Character notebook (for practicing "East Asian" characters)
Round and Square (www.robert-lafleur.blogsot.com)
The New York Review of Books (NYRB)
Reserve Books (available for purchase, but multiple
copies are on reserve)
McNaughton, William. Reading and Writing Chinese
For anyone with fewer than three years of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean
—OR—
McNaughton, William. Reading and Writing Chinese
For anyone with fewer than three years of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean
—OR—
Wieger, James, Chinese Characters
For anyone with more than three years of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean
Course Description
This course will examine East Asian history in the context of the wider Asian and Pacific worlds. We will begin with the earliest evidence we have from archaeology, mythology, and historical accounts before moving on to discuss the origins of developed states in China, Japan, and Korea. The second half of the course deals with early-modern and modern East Asia, again in the context of Asian influences to the north and west, as well as Pacific traditions farther west and south. Throughout, the course will examine the persistent theme of "mythologization," which goes far beyond early tales and legends. We will also consider matters of language and culture in our studies, including the development of a pan-East Asian "Chinese" script.
Evaluation
Quizzes 15%
Midterm analysis 20%
Source Paper 25%
Final exam 25%
Class attendance and participation is expected.
Class attendance and participation is expected.
East Asian and Pacific History and Culture
HIST 210/ANTH 275
(August
26, 28)
Tuesday Film: Geil of Doylestown (in-class Tuesday)
From the Geil Archive (read all nine posts)
Introduction
1-Southern Mountain Museum
2-Sacred Mountain Map
3-Hat and Cattle
4-Seeking Anthropology
5-Curly Fives
6-How to Write the Book
8-Orator
Round and Square
Syllabic Cycles:Introduction (a-d) Read all four posts, not just “a.”
New York Review of Books
Read the cover, the "front matter," and the first essay
Thursday
LaFleur, Introduction (Ethnic Groups of North, East, and Central Asia)*
Anderson, Imagined Communities*
Introduction
Cultural Roots
The Origins of National Consciousness
*Copies handed out in class on Tuesday
*** ***
McNaughton. Reading and Writing Chinese Preface
Wieger, Chinese Characters
Introductory
Week II
(September 2, 4)
Tuesday
Round and Square
Quotidian Quizzes:Introduction (a-h)
Read all eight posts, not just “a.”
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Holcombe, A History of East Asia, 1-57
Introduction: What is East Asia?
1. The Origins of Civilization in East Asia
"Out of Africa": The First East Asians
East Asian Languages and Writing...
Bronze Age China
2.The Formative Era
The Age of the Classics
First Empire
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 13-130
1. The Oracle-Bone Inscriptions of the Late Shang Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty
The Oracle-Bone Inscriptions
—The High God (Di) and Other Powers
—Divination and Legitimation
The Legacy of Shang
2. Classical Sources of Chinese Tradition
The Classic of Documents
—The "Canon of Yao" and the "Canon of Shun"
—Shao Announcement
The Classic of Odes
—From the Greater Odes
3. Confucius and the Analects
—Selections from the Analects
4. Mozi: Utility, Uniformity, and Universal Love
Selections from the Mozi
—Section 9: Honoring the Worthy
—Section 11: Identifying with the Superior (Part 1)
—Section 16: Universal Love (Part 3)
—Section 26: The Will of Heaven (Part 1)
—Section 26: The Will of Heaven (Part 2)
—Section 26: The Will of Heaven (Part 3)
—Section 39: Against Confucians (Part 2)
5. The Way of Laozi and Zhuangzi
Metaphysics and Government in the Laozi
—From the Daodejing
Transformation and Transcendence in the Zhuangzi
—Free and Easy Wandering
—The Sorting Which Evens Things Out
—The Secret of Caring for Life
—In the World of Men
—The Great and Venerable Teacher
—Fit for Emperors and Kings
6. The Evolution of the Confucian Tradition in Antiquity
Mencius
—Selections from the Mencius
—The Duty of Ministers to Reprove a Ruler
—The Well-Field System and Landholding
—Mencius' Arguments with Yang Zhu and Mozi
Xunzi
—Encouraging Learning
—Cultivating Oneself
—The Regulations of the King
—A Discussion of Heaven
—A Discussion of Rites
—Human Nature as Evil
The Zuozhuan
—Selections from the Zuozhuan
7. Legalists and Militarists
—The Guanzi
—The Book of Lord Shang
—The Han Feizi
Li Si: Legalist Theories in Practice
—Memorial on the Abolition of the Enfeoffment System
—Memorial on the Burning of the Books
—Memorial on Exercising Heavy Censure
The Military Texts: The Sunzi
—Selections from the Sunzi
8. The Han Reaction to Qin Absolutism
—The Faults of Qin
—The Rebellion of Chen She and Wu Guang
—The Rise of Liu Bang, Founder of the Han
Characters 1-99
Week III
Week IV
Week VI
Week VII
Click here for the other half of this two-part syllabus post:
Quotidian Quizzes:Introduction (a-h)
Read all eight posts, not just “a.”
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Holcombe, A History of East Asia, 1-57
Introduction: What is East Asia?
1. The Origins of Civilization in East Asia
"Out of Africa": The First East Asians
East Asian Languages and Writing...
Bronze Age China
2.The Formative Era
The Age of the Classics
First Empire
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 13-130
1. The Oracle-Bone Inscriptions of the Late Shang Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty
The Oracle-Bone Inscriptions
—The High God (Di) and Other Powers
—Divination and Legitimation
The Legacy of Shang
2. Classical Sources of Chinese Tradition
The Classic of Documents
—The "Canon of Yao" and the "Canon of Shun"
—Shao Announcement
The Classic of Odes
—From the Greater Odes
3. Confucius and the Analects
—Selections from the Analects
4. Mozi: Utility, Uniformity, and Universal Love
Selections from the Mozi
—Section 9: Honoring the Worthy
—Section 11: Identifying with the Superior (Part 1)
—Section 16: Universal Love (Part 3)
—Section 26: The Will of Heaven (Part 1)
—Section 26: The Will of Heaven (Part 2)
—Section 26: The Will of Heaven (Part 3)
—Section 39: Against Confucians (Part 2)
5. The Way of Laozi and Zhuangzi
Metaphysics and Government in the Laozi
—From the Daodejing
Transformation and Transcendence in the Zhuangzi
—Free and Easy Wandering
—The Sorting Which Evens Things Out
—The Secret of Caring for Life
—In the World of Men
—The Great and Venerable Teacher
—Fit for Emperors and Kings
6. The Evolution of the Confucian Tradition in Antiquity
Mencius
—Selections from the Mencius
—The Duty of Ministers to Reprove a Ruler
—The Well-Field System and Landholding
—Mencius' Arguments with Yang Zhu and Mozi
Xunzi
—Encouraging Learning
—Cultivating Oneself
—The Regulations of the King
—A Discussion of Heaven
—A Discussion of Rites
—Human Nature as Evil
The Zuozhuan
—Selections from the Zuozhuan
7. Legalists and Militarists
—The Guanzi
—The Book of Lord Shang
—The Han Feizi
Li Si: Legalist Theories in Practice
—Memorial on the Abolition of the Enfeoffment System
—Memorial on the Burning of the Books
—Memorial on Exercising Heavy Censure
The Military Texts: The Sunzi
—Selections from the Sunzi
8. The Han Reaction to Qin Absolutism
—The Faults of Qin
—The Rebellion of Chen She and Wu Guang
—The Rise of Liu Bang, Founder of the Han
*** ***
McNaughton. Reading and Writing Chinese Characters 1-99
Wieger, Chinese Characters
Lessons 1-14
Character notebooks due in class on Thursday every week!
Week III
(September 9, 11)
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Holcombe, A History of East Asia, 58-90
The Age of Cosmopolitanism
China in Division
Buddhism Comes to East Asia
The Emergence of Korean Kingdoms
Yamato Japan
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 131-210
9. Syncretic Visions of State, Society, and Cosmos
The Theoretical Basis of the Imperial Institution
—The Springs and Autumns of Mr. Lü
—The Huang-Lao Silk Manuscipts
The Syncretist Chapters of the Zhuangzi
—The World of Thought
The Huainanzi on Rulership
—The Techniques of Rulership
—Inquiring Words
The Medical Microcosm
—The Divine Pivot
A Syncretist Perspective on the Six Schools
10. The Imperial Order and Han Synthesis
Guidelines for Han Rulers
Lu Jia: The Natural Order and the Human Order
Jia Yi: The Primacy of the People
Dong Zhongshu
Deriving Political Norms from Microcosmic and Macrocosmic Models
—The Conduct of Heaven and Earth
The Responsibilities of Rulership
—Establishing the Primal Numen
—The Way of the King Penetrates Three
Defining Human Nature
—An In-Depth Examination of Names and Designations
Interpreting Omens
—Humaneness Must Precede Wisdom
The Issue of Moral Autonomy
The Codifying of the Confucian Canon
State Orthodoxy
State University
Civil Service
The Rivalry Between Legalism and Confucianism
The Confucian Canon
The Formation of the Classic of Changes
The Commentary on the Appended Phrases (Part 1)
The Commentary on the Appended Phrases (Part 2)
Heaven, Earth, and the Human in the Classic of Filiality
The Classic of Filiality
The Record of Rites and the Ritual Tradition
The Great Learning
The Mean
The Meaning of Sacrifices
The Record of Music
Ban Gu: Discourses in the White Tiger Hall
Han Views of the Universal Order
The Creation of the Universe
—From the Huainanzi
—The Five Phases
The Reconstruction of Chinese History
The Concept and Marking of Time
11. The Economic Order
—Chao Cuo: Memorial on the Encouragement of Agriculture
—Dong Zhongshu: Memorial on Land Reform
State Control of Commerce and Industry
—The Debate of Salt and Iron
The Reforms of Wang Mang
—Wang Mang: Edict on Land Reform
12. The Great Han Historians
The Records of the Grand Historian
—Sima Qian: The Sacred Duty of the Historian
—The Writing of the First Dynastic History
Characters 100-199
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Holcombe, A History of East Asia, 58-90
The Age of Cosmopolitanism
China in Division
Buddhism Comes to East Asia
The Emergence of Korean Kingdoms
Yamato Japan
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 131-210
9. Syncretic Visions of State, Society, and Cosmos
The Theoretical Basis of the Imperial Institution
—The Springs and Autumns of Mr. Lü
—The Huang-Lao Silk Manuscipts
The Syncretist Chapters of the Zhuangzi
—The World of Thought
The Huainanzi on Rulership
—The Techniques of Rulership
—Inquiring Words
The Medical Microcosm
—The Divine Pivot
A Syncretist Perspective on the Six Schools
10. The Imperial Order and Han Synthesis
Guidelines for Han Rulers
Lu Jia: The Natural Order and the Human Order
Jia Yi: The Primacy of the People
Dong Zhongshu
Deriving Political Norms from Microcosmic and Macrocosmic Models
—The Conduct of Heaven and Earth
The Responsibilities of Rulership
—Establishing the Primal Numen
—The Way of the King Penetrates Three
Defining Human Nature
—An In-Depth Examination of Names and Designations
Interpreting Omens
—Humaneness Must Precede Wisdom
The Issue of Moral Autonomy
The Codifying of the Confucian Canon
State Orthodoxy
State University
Civil Service
The Rivalry Between Legalism and Confucianism
The Confucian Canon
The Formation of the Classic of Changes
The Commentary on the Appended Phrases (Part 1)
The Commentary on the Appended Phrases (Part 2)
Heaven, Earth, and the Human in the Classic of Filiality
The Classic of Filiality
The Record of Rites and the Ritual Tradition
The Great Learning
The Mean
The Meaning of Sacrifices
The Record of Music
Ban Gu: Discourses in the White Tiger Hall
Han Views of the Universal Order
The Creation of the Universe
—From the Huainanzi
—The Five Phases
The Reconstruction of Chinese History
The Concept and Marking of Time
11. The Economic Order
—Chao Cuo: Memorial on the Encouragement of Agriculture
—Dong Zhongshu: Memorial on Land Reform
State Control of Commerce and Industry
—The Debate of Salt and Iron
The Reforms of Wang Mang
—Wang Mang: Edict on Land Reform
12. The Great Han Historians
The Records of the Grand Historian
—Sima Qian: The Sacred Duty of the Historian
—The Writing of the First Dynastic History
*** ***
McNaughton. Reading and Writing Chinese Characters 100-199
Wieger, Chinese Characters
Lessons 15-25
Character notebooks due in class on Thursday every week!
Read the Source Letter Assignment (due September 28)
See my Late Assignment Policy
Read the Source Letter Assignment (due September 28)
See my Late Assignment Policy
Week IV
(September 16, 18)
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 211-289
13. Learning of the Mysterious
Wang Bi
General Remarks on the Changes of the Zhou
—The Sage
Guo Xiang: Commentary on the Zhuangzi
14. Daoist Religion
—The Commandments of Lord Lao
—The Divine Incantations Scripture
15. The Introduction of Buddhism
Basic Teachings of Buddhism
The Coming of Buddhism to China
—Monzi: Disposing of Error
—Huaiyuan: A Monk Does Not Bow Before a King
—Admonitions of the Fanwang Sutra
16. Schools of Buddhist Doctrine
The General Character of Doctrinal Buddhism
Schools of Chinese Buddhist Philosophy
—The Three-Treatise School
—Jizang: The Profound Meaning of teh Three Treatises
The Lotus School: The Tiantai Synthesis
—Excerpts from the Lotus Sutra
—Huisi: The Method of Calming and Contemplation in the Mahayana
The Flower Garland (Huayan) School
—The Flower Garden Sutra
Buddhism's Assimilation to Tang Political Culture
—The Human King as Protector of Buddhism
17. Schools of Buddhist Practice
The Pure Land School
—Daochuo: Compendium on the Happy Land
—Shandao: The Parable of the White Path
The Meditation School
—The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Legend of Baizhang, "Founder" of Chan Monastic Discipline
—Regulations of the Chan School
—The Chanyuan Monastic Code
Buddhist Rituals and Devotional Practices
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 479-533
25. Origins of Korean Culture
The Foundation Myth
—Tangun
Korea in the Dynastic Histories
—Accounts of the Eastern Barbarians
26. The Rise of the Three Kingdoms
—King Chinhung's Monument at Maun Pass
Political Thought
—Ch'ang Chori
Social Structure
—King Hungdok's Edict on Clothing, Carts, and Housing
—Sol Kyedu
27. The Introduction of Buddhism
Paekche Buddhism
—Kyomik and the Disciplinary School
—Huogwang and the Lotus Scripture
Silla Buddhism
—Popkong Declares Buddhism the National Faith
Maitreya and Esoteric Buddhism
—Maitreya's Incarnation as a Hwarang
The Hwarang
—Orgins of the Hwarang
28. Consolidation of the State
Unification of the Three Kingdoms
—Account of the Silla-Tang War
Confucian Political Thought
—King Sinmun's Proclamation of His Accession
Confucian Learning
—The Royal Confucian Academy
Daoism
—Inscription on an Image at Kamsan Monastery (Silla)
29. The Rise of Buddhism
Wonhyo's Buddhist Philosophy
—Introduction to Exposition of the "Adamantine Absorption Scripture"
—Arouse Your Mind and Practice!
—Commentary on Awakening the Faith
—Diagram of the Dharmadhatu According to the One Vehicle
Belief in the Pure Land
—Ungmyon
30. Local Clans and the Rise of the Meditation School
The Rise of the Local Chiefs
Establishment of the Meditation School
—The Life of Musang
—Toui: Questions and Answers with Chief of Clerics Chiwon
Characters 200-299
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 211-289
13. Learning of the Mysterious
Wang Bi
General Remarks on the Changes of the Zhou
—The Sage
Guo Xiang: Commentary on the Zhuangzi
14. Daoist Religion
—The Commandments of Lord Lao
—The Divine Incantations Scripture
15. The Introduction of Buddhism
Basic Teachings of Buddhism
The Coming of Buddhism to China
—Monzi: Disposing of Error
—Huaiyuan: A Monk Does Not Bow Before a King
—Admonitions of the Fanwang Sutra
16. Schools of Buddhist Doctrine
The General Character of Doctrinal Buddhism
Schools of Chinese Buddhist Philosophy
—The Three-Treatise School
—Jizang: The Profound Meaning of teh Three Treatises
The Lotus School: The Tiantai Synthesis
—Excerpts from the Lotus Sutra
—Huisi: The Method of Calming and Contemplation in the Mahayana
The Flower Garland (Huayan) School
—The Flower Garden Sutra
Buddhism's Assimilation to Tang Political Culture
—The Human King as Protector of Buddhism
17. Schools of Buddhist Practice
The Pure Land School
—Daochuo: Compendium on the Happy Land
—Shandao: The Parable of the White Path
The Meditation School
—The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Legend of Baizhang, "Founder" of Chan Monastic Discipline
—Regulations of the Chan School
—The Chanyuan Monastic Code
Buddhist Rituals and Devotional Practices
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 479-533
25. Origins of Korean Culture
The Foundation Myth
—Tangun
Korea in the Dynastic Histories
—Accounts of the Eastern Barbarians
26. The Rise of the Three Kingdoms
—King Chinhung's Monument at Maun Pass
Political Thought
—Ch'ang Chori
Social Structure
—King Hungdok's Edict on Clothing, Carts, and Housing
—Sol Kyedu
27. The Introduction of Buddhism
Paekche Buddhism
—Kyomik and the Disciplinary School
—Huogwang and the Lotus Scripture
Silla Buddhism
—Popkong Declares Buddhism the National Faith
Maitreya and Esoteric Buddhism
—Maitreya's Incarnation as a Hwarang
The Hwarang
—Orgins of the Hwarang
28. Consolidation of the State
Unification of the Three Kingdoms
—Account of the Silla-Tang War
Confucian Political Thought
—King Sinmun's Proclamation of His Accession
Confucian Learning
—The Royal Confucian Academy
Daoism
—Inscription on an Image at Kamsan Monastery (Silla)
29. The Rise of Buddhism
Wonhyo's Buddhist Philosophy
—Introduction to Exposition of the "Adamantine Absorption Scripture"
—Arouse Your Mind and Practice!
—Commentary on Awakening the Faith
—Diagram of the Dharmadhatu According to the One Vehicle
Belief in the Pure Land
—Ungmyon
30. Local Clans and the Rise of the Meditation School
The Rise of the Local Chiefs
Establishment of the Meditation School
—The Life of Musang
—Toui: Questions and Answers with Chief of Clerics Chiwon
*** ***
McNaughton. Reading and Writing Chinese Characters 200-299
Wieger, Chinese Characters
Lessons 26-36
Character notebooks due in class on Thursday every week!
Read the Source Letter Assignment (due September 28)
See my Late Assignment Policy
Read the Source Letter Assignment (due September 28)
See my Late Assignment Policy
Week V
(September 23, 25)
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Characters 300-399
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Richter, Letters and Epistolary Culture in Early Medieval China
Part One: Materials and Concepts of Letter Writing
1. Materiality and Terminology
2. Letters and Literary Thought
Part Two: Epistolary Conventions and Literary Individuality
3. Structures and Phrases
4. Topoi
5. Normativity and Authenticity
*** ***
McNaughton. Reading and Writing Chinese Characters 300-399
Wieger, Chinese Characters
Lessons 37-46
Character notebooks due in class on Thursday every week!
Source Letter Assignment Due on Sunday, September 28 at 10:00 p.m.
See my Late Assignment Policy
Source Letter Assignment Due on Sunday, September 28 at 10:00 p.m.
See my Late Assignment Policy
Week VI
(September 30, October 2)
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Holcombe, A History of East Asia, 91-125
The Creation of a Community: China, Korea, and Japan
Chinese Imperial Restoration
The Birth of Korea
Imperial Japan
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 613-718
41. The Earliest Records of Japan
Japan in the Chinese Dynastic Histories
—Accounts of the Eastern Barbarians
—History of the Kingdom of Wei
—History of the Sui Dynasty
The Earliest Japanese Chronicles
—Birth of the Land
42. Early Shinto
Legends Concerning Shinto Deities
—Birth of the Sun Goddess
—Descent of the Divine Grandson with the Three Imperial Regalia
Shinto Prayers
—Norito for the Festival of the Sixth Month
—The Great Exorcism of the Last Day of the Sixth Month
43. Prince Shotoku and His Constitution
The Reign of Suiko and the Rule of Shotoku
—The Empress Suiko
—The Seventeen Article Constitution of Prince Shotoku
—The Lotus Sutra
—The Vimalakirti Sutra
44. Chinese Thought and Institutions in Early Japan
Chinese-Style History and the Imperial Concept
—From the Preface to Records of Ancient Matters
—Emperor Jimmu
The Reform Era
Inauguration of the Great Reform Era
—Reform Edicts
The Commentary on the Legal Code
—Regulations for Fitness Reports
New Compliation of the Register of Families
—Preface in the Form of a Memorial to Emperor Saga
45. Nara Buddhism
—The Sutra of the Golden Light
Buddhism and the State in Nara Japan
—Proclamation of the Emperor Shomu...
The Bodhisattva Gyogi
Regulation of the Buddhist Orders by the Court
Edicts of the Empress Shotoku Concerning Dokyo
—Edict of October 19, 764
—Edict of November 26, 766
The Merger of Buddhist and Shinto Deities
46. Saicho and Mount Hiei
The Tendai Lotus Teaching
—Saicho: Vow of Uninterrupted Study of the Lotus Sutra
—Regulations for Students of the Mountain School in Six Articles I
—Regulations for Students of the Mountain School II
Subsequent History of Tendai and Mount Hiei
47. Kukai and Esoteric Buddhism
Kukai and His Master
—The Transformation of Esoteric Buddhism
Enlightenment in This Bodily Existence
Characters 400-499
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Holcombe, A History of East Asia, 91-125
The Creation of a Community: China, Korea, and Japan
Chinese Imperial Restoration
The Birth of Korea
Imperial Japan
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 613-718
41. The Earliest Records of Japan
Japan in the Chinese Dynastic Histories
—Accounts of the Eastern Barbarians
—History of the Kingdom of Wei
—History of the Sui Dynasty
The Earliest Japanese Chronicles
—Birth of the Land
42. Early Shinto
Legends Concerning Shinto Deities
—Birth of the Sun Goddess
—Descent of the Divine Grandson with the Three Imperial Regalia
Shinto Prayers
—Norito for the Festival of the Sixth Month
—The Great Exorcism of the Last Day of the Sixth Month
43. Prince Shotoku and His Constitution
The Reign of Suiko and the Rule of Shotoku
—The Empress Suiko
—The Seventeen Article Constitution of Prince Shotoku
—The Lotus Sutra
—The Vimalakirti Sutra
44. Chinese Thought and Institutions in Early Japan
Chinese-Style History and the Imperial Concept
—From the Preface to Records of Ancient Matters
—Emperor Jimmu
The Reform Era
Inauguration of the Great Reform Era
—Reform Edicts
The Commentary on the Legal Code
—Regulations for Fitness Reports
New Compliation of the Register of Families
—Preface in the Form of a Memorial to Emperor Saga
45. Nara Buddhism
—The Sutra of the Golden Light
Buddhism and the State in Nara Japan
—Proclamation of the Emperor Shomu...
The Bodhisattva Gyogi
Regulation of the Buddhist Orders by the Court
Edicts of the Empress Shotoku Concerning Dokyo
—Edict of October 19, 764
—Edict of November 26, 766
The Merger of Buddhist and Shinto Deities
46. Saicho and Mount Hiei
The Tendai Lotus Teaching
—Saicho: Vow of Uninterrupted Study of the Lotus Sutra
—Regulations for Students of the Mountain School in Six Articles I
—Regulations for Students of the Mountain School II
Subsequent History of Tendai and Mount Hiei
47. Kukai and Esoteric Buddhism
Kukai and His Master
—The Transformation of Esoteric Buddhism
Enlightenment in This Bodily Existence
—The Ten Stages of Religious Consciousness
—Recapitulation of the Ten Stages of Religious Consciousness
—A School of Arts and Sciences
The Spread of Esoteric Buddhism
Sex and Buddhahood: A Shingon Heresy
—Selections from The Precious Mirror
—Annen: "Maxims for the Young"
*** ***
McNaughton. Reading and Writing Chinese Characters 400-499
Wieger, Chinese Characters
Lessons 47-59
Character notebooks due in class on Thursday every week!
Week VII
(October 7, 9)
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Holcombe, A History of East Asia, 91-109 (review) and 126-135 (new)
The Creation of a Community: China, Korea, and Japan
Chinese Imperial Restoration
Late Imperial China: The Song
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 290-386
18. Social Life and Political Culture in the Tang
The Role of Confucianism
—House Instructions of Mr. Yan
The Great Tang Code
—Zhangsun Wuji: The Tang Code
Han Yu and the Confucian "Way"
—Essentials of the Moral Way
—Memorial on the Bone of the Buddha
—Emperor Wuzong's Edict on the Suppression of Buddhism
19. The Confucian Revival in the Song
The Confucian Program of Reform
—The Way as a Basis for Government Policy
—Cheng Yi: Memorial to the Emperor Renzong
—The New Laws of Wang Anshi
—Wang Anshi: In Defense of Five Major Policies
—Opposition to the New Laws of Wang Anshi
—Sima Guang: A Petition to Do Away with the Most Harmful of the New Laws
The Learning of Emperors and the Classics Mat
—Fan Zuyu: The Learning of the Emperors
—Cheng Yi: Letter to the Empress Dowager Concerning the Classics Mat
The Writing of History
—Sima Guang: History as Mirror
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Holcombe, A History of East Asia, 91-109 (review) and 126-135 (new)
The Creation of a Community: China, Korea, and Japan
Chinese Imperial Restoration
Late Imperial China: The Song
deBary, Sources of East Asian Tradition Volume 1: Premodern Asia, 290-386
18. Social Life and Political Culture in the Tang
The Role of Confucianism
—House Instructions of Mr. Yan
The Great Tang Code
—Zhangsun Wuji: The Tang Code
Han Yu and the Confucian "Way"
—Essentials of the Moral Way
—Memorial on the Bone of the Buddha
—Emperor Wuzong's Edict on the Suppression of Buddhism
19. The Confucian Revival in the Song
The Confucian Program of Reform
—The Way as a Basis for Government Policy
—Cheng Yi: Memorial to the Emperor Renzong
—The New Laws of Wang Anshi
—Wang Anshi: In Defense of Five Major Policies
—Opposition to the New Laws of Wang Anshi
—Sima Guang: A Petition to Do Away with the Most Harmful of the New Laws
The Learning of Emperors and the Classics Mat
—Fan Zuyu: The Learning of the Emperors
—Cheng Yi: Letter to the Empress Dowager Concerning the Classics Mat
The Writing of History
—Sima Guang: History as Mirror
—Zhu Xi: History and Philosophy in Tandem
20. Neo-Confucianism: The Philosophy of Human Nature and the Way of the Sage
Zhou Dunyi: The Metaphysics and Practice of Sagehood
—Explanation of the Diagram of the Supreme Polarity
—Penetrating the Classic of Changes
Zhang Zai and the Unity of all Creation
—The Western Inscription
—Correcting Youthful Ignorance
The Cheng Brothers: Principle, Human Nature, and the Learning of the Way
—Principle and the Universe
—Human Nature
—Cheng Hao's Reply to Zhang Zai's Letter...
—Reverent Seriousness and Humanity
—On Understanding the Nature of Humanity
The Synthesis of Song Neo-Confucianism in Zhu Xi
—Principle and Material Force
—The Supreme Ultimate
—Human Nature, the Nature of Things, and Their Destiny
—The Nature as Principle
—The Psycho-Physcial Nature
—The Mind-and-Heart
21. Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucian Program
— Preface to the Great Learning by Chapter and Phrase
—The Great Learning by Chapter and Phrase, Chapter 1
—Preface to the Mean by Chapter and Phrase
—The Mean by Chapter and Phrase, Chapter 1
—Personal Proposals for Schools and Official Recruitment
—Articles of the White Deer Grotto Academy
—Preface to the Family Rituals
—Proposal for Community Granaries
—Proclamations of Instructions
—The Lü Family Community Compact, Amended and Emended
Characters 500-599
—Reverent Seriousness and Humanity
—On Understanding the Nature of Humanity
The Synthesis of Song Neo-Confucianism in Zhu Xi
—Principle and Material Force
—The Supreme Ultimate
—Human Nature, the Nature of Things, and Their Destiny
—The Nature as Principle
—The Psycho-Physcial Nature
—The Mind-and-Heart
21. Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucian Program
— Preface to the Great Learning by Chapter and Phrase
—The Great Learning by Chapter and Phrase, Chapter 1
—Preface to the Mean by Chapter and Phrase
—The Mean by Chapter and Phrase, Chapter 1
—Personal Proposals for Schools and Official Recruitment
—Articles of the White Deer Grotto Academy
—Preface to the Family Rituals
—Proposal for Community Granaries
—Proclamations of Instructions
—The Lü Family Community Compact, Amended and Emended
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McNaughton. Reading and Writing Chinese Characters 500-599
Wieger, Chinese Characters
Lessons 60-71
Character notebooks due in class on Thursday every week!
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