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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2010
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HIST 319 001 (CRN: 24164)
FORTUNE-TELLERS & PHILOSOPHERS
Long Title: FORTUNE-TELLERS AND PHILOSOPHERS: THE ROLE OF DIVINATION IN CHINESE HISTORY
Department: History
Instructor: Smith, Richard J.
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR (11-JAN-2010 - 23-APR-2010)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 30
Section Enrolled: 9
Enrollment data as of: 2-MAY-2024 3:16AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: An examination of the way that fortune-telling beliefs and practices - including the use of "oracle bones," consultation of the Yijing (Classic of Changes), physiognomy, spirit-writing, and fengshui - have evolved over 3000 years in China. Attention will also be given to the way these practices have traveled to other countries and cultures.