Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2017-2018
HART 623 - CHINESE RELIGIOUS ART
Long Title: RELIGIOUS VISUAL CULTURES IN TRADITIONAL CHINA
Department: Art History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This seminar explores the visual materials and their context that shed light on pre-modern China's Buddhist, Daoist, funeral, and other diverse religious and ritual practices. Topics of discussion include iconic and aniconic traditions; breathing, meditation, and visualization; paradise and hell; body; ritual performance; patronage; Buddhist grottoes; tombs; multi-ethnic; printing. Graduate Students will be assigned additional readings and be required to write a substantial research paper (20-25 pages, excluding footnotes). Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HART 323. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 623 if student has credit for HART 323.