ASIA 342 - E ASIAN ORTHODOXIES & HERESIES
Long Title: EAST ASIAN ORTHODOXIES AND HERESIES: LAW AND SOCIETY IN TRADITIONAL CHINA, KOREA, AND VIETNAM
Department: Asian Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course will investigate orthodoxies and heresies in East Asia (second century BCE-twentieth century). We will focus on the establishment of Confucianism as the state orthodoxy, the reinforcement of the orthodoxy by the legal codes and the civil service examinations, and the relationship between the state orthodoxy and various heresies.