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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2019
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HART 323 001 (CRN: 26073)
BUDDHIST AND DAOIST ART
Long Title: BUDDHIST AND DAOIST VISUAL CULTURES IN TRADITIONAL CHINA
Department: Art History
Instructor: Huang, Shih-Shan
Meeting: 1:00PM - 3:30PM T (7-JAN-2019 - 19-APR-2019)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 4
Section Enrolled: 6
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 10
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 9
Enrollment data as of: 24-APR-2024 1:52PM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Final Exam Time:
26-APR-2019
9:00AM - 12:00PM F
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 methodologies, Dunhuang Buddhist grottoes and “library caves”, Daoist body and cosmos, images of heaven, hell and rebirth, art and ritual, multi-cultural aspects, patronage, tombs, printing, women, and so on. Through careful examinations of the proposed topics and assigned readings, students will develop analytical skills, critical thinking, and holistic views regarding the meaning, function, and style of the arts of diverse religious traditions, as well as people from different social and ethnic backgrounds who participated in the making, spreading, and use of religious visual culture in traditional China. Students should have some background in Chinese art, history, or religions. Cross-list: MDEM 323, HART 623, ASIA 323. Recommended Prerequisite(s): HART372/ASIA372, HART371/ASIA371 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 323 if student has credit for HART 623.