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Gender, Family, and Social Change in Contemporary South Korea
by Hyun Mee Kim , Yoo Theodore Jun- 4.7
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Approx. 17 hours to complete
Using multiple disciplinary lenses, we will critically examine how gender intersects with political, social, and economic developments starting with the Confucianization of Korean society during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) up to the contemporary moment of globalization and neoliberal reform. 2 Plastic Surgery Body Lines and Trends in Contemporary Korean Society 3 Neoliberalism and Stratified Korean Society...
The Scientific Revolution: Understanding the Roots of Modern Science
by Andrea Sangiacomo , Doina-Cristina Rusu , Han Thomas Adriaenssen- 0.0
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Learn about the seventeenth-century Scientific Revolution and its role in shaping the modern Western world. the ‘new’ scienceExperience, experiments and instrumentsThe role of scientific hypothesesScience and societyScience, religion and secularisation...
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Western Civilization: Ancient and Medieval Europe
by Ian Frederick Moulton- 0.0
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8 Weeks
Learn about the origins and development of Western societies and institutions from the ancient world through the Middle Ages in this credit-eligible course. Think critically about the development of people politically, socially, and economically Evaluate evolution of political systems and their contribution to western society Understand the changing social role of religion in European society...
$49
China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism
by Peter K. Bol , William C. Kirby- 0.0
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15 Weeks
Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period. bureaucracy — it lasted much longer than the Qin and established a stable relationship between Chinese society and the state. Buddhism was also established in this period, and learners will discover how that religion spread throughout the country....
$99
Religions and Society in China
by Aleksey A. Maslov- 4.5
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Approx. 17 hours to complete
It covers the development of Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism and wide range of popular and local religions. The emphasis throughout the course is on the hermeneutic difficulties attendant upon the study of religion in general, and Asian religions in particular. Main Topics and Objectives: the Introduction The Idea and Society of Salvation in Chinese Folk Religion...
Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books
by Takashi Horikawa , Tomohiko Sumiyoshi , Satoshi Takahashi- 0.0
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Learn about the role of books in the relationship between the cultures of Japan and China, with this free online course. History of textual culture in East Asia and Japan. Evolution of printing technology in Japan and its relationship with religion. Influence of China and Korea on Japanese book culture. Publishing activity by local and central governments for education....
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Intellectual Change in Early China: Warring States and Han
by Prof. John Lagerwey- 4.7
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Approx. 23 hours to complete
A Critical Cultural History of China - Modern China I: Religion and Thought in the Song, Jin, and Yuan (960-1368) 3 Qi, or vital energy, and the Real Person 3 Confucianism: Ritual and History 3 Confucianism: Ritual and History 1 Local and Dynastic Religion in the Han 1 Local and Dynastic Religion in the Han...
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Religion and Thought in Modern China: the Song, Jin, and Yuan
by Prof. John Lagerwey- 4.6
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Approx. 28 hours to complete
We will see how the modern attack on religion, redefined as "superstition", led not only to religious reform movements but also to a society in which science and the nation became the primary value systems promoted by the state. A Critical Cultural History of China - Modern China I: Religion and Thought in the Song, Jin, and Yuan (960-1368)...
Religious Transformation in Early China: the Period of Division
by Prof. John Lagerwey- 4.8
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Approx. 22 hours to complete
This sequence of four courses will propose a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Chinese cultural history conceived of as a succession of modes of rationality (philosophical, bureaucratic, and economic). A Critical Cultural History of China - Modern China I: Religion and Thought in the Song, Jin, and Yuan (960-1368) (To be launched in late 2018)...
Structuring Values in Modern China
by Prof. John Lagerwey- 4.6
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Approx. 25 hours to complete
This sequence of four courses will propose a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Chinese cultural history conceived of as a succession of modes of rationality (philosophical, bureaucratic, and economic). A Critical Cultural History of China - Modern China I: Religion and Thought in the Song, Jin, and Yuan (960-1368) Module 21 Religion and Modernity...
