Chinese Civilisation (Culture and Religion) 3600-7-SI5-CCHNKR1

Course consisting of 30 hours is dedicated to students who want to deepen their knowledge on Chinese culture and religions. Main aim of this course is to acquaint students with state of art concerning the topic selected for discussion and with methods of analyses. Every week student will receive new material to prepare at home so that during classes, after short introduction to the problem, they could take part in discussion. To receive a pass it is necessary to systematically prepare for the classes, prepare presentations according to the schedue and actively take part in the classes.
Topics are selected according to students' interests and needs

Term 2023Z:

The class will discuss and analyse source and descriptive texts on the issue of death and dying in Chinese culture. The following topics will be covered during the course:
-) the process of dying, including concepts of the human body - material and non-material - and the causes of death;
-) concepts of the hereafter
-) burial rites.

To receive a pass it is necessary to systematically prepare and actively take part in the classes (40% of the final grade) and in the first semester prepare presentation and in the second write an essay (60% of the final grade)

The classes are obligatory . The student can be absent without excuse two times during each semester. If excused absences exceed 30% the student will not receive a credit.

Term 2024Z:

The class will discuss and analyse source and descriptive texts on Chinese physical and spiritual/psychological health care techniques that have influenced the formation of traditional Chinese medicine. Issues such as:
- Chinese ancient concepts of the structure and function of the human body.
- the first medical texts
- philosophical texts on nurturing the body and spirit (e.g. Neiye or Daoyin) on physical exercise, diets, breathing and meditation exercises
- the first pharmacopoeias and beliefs on the medicinal and magical properties of plants in Chinese culture
Students will be given a reading list to read and study for each class, and then the topics discussed will be discussed in detail.

Prerequisites (description)

To participate it is necessary to read fluently in English and to have basic knowledge on Chinese history and culture.

Course coordinators

Ewa Paśnik-Tułowiecka

Type of course

General:

obligatory courses

Term 2023Z:

elective courses
obligatory courses

Mode

Blended learning
Remote learning
Classroom

Learning outcomes

K_W03-has extended knowledge of particular problems pertaining to the culture of China (within the scope of culture and literature or language and religion or history and socio-political issues);
K_W04,
K_W06-knows and understands methods of advanced analysis and interpretation of various products of culture in China, which are relevant for selected traditions, theories and research schools within the scope of studies on literature, language, culture and religion;
K_W07-knows and understands the local academic tradition (methods of analysis, interpretation and evaluation) in the context of China;
K_W08-demonstrates good knowledge of contemporary cultural life of China and Taiwan;
K_W10-has wide and profound knowledge of the structures and social relations as well as socio-cultural behaviour in China and Taiwan, which enables professional verbal communication in social and intercultural contexts;
K_W11-knows and understands the rules of copyright and intellectual property management;
K_U01-can search for, analyse, evaluate and use information from different sources and can form critical judgement on its basis;
K_U02-can indicate sources of cultural differences between different regions of the Orient or Africa, also on the basis of source materials;
K_U03-can acquire knowledge independently and enhance research skills as well as develop abilities to build a professional career;
K_U06-;can use the terminology from the domain of religion of China to analyse and interpret religious phenomena, ethical motives and social behaviour, as well as cultural differences
K_U08-can read, analyse and interpret advanced literary texts and other works of culture (film, press, social writing) of China, Taiwan and Chinese language circle and appropriately place them in their cultural context;
K_U09-can compare and thoroughly analyse interrelations between selected literary texts and other works of culture (film, press, social writing) of China and Taiwan, and the issues of tradition and modernity ;
K_U10-can carry out a critical analysis and interpretation of different products of culture of China appropriate to a selected tradition, theory and research schools within the scope of studies on literature, language, culture and religion employing unique attitude of Oriental studies;
K_U11-can evaluate, select and describe most important products of contemporary culture in China;
K_U17-can choose and formulate a subject of an MA thesis, select and find sources in Chinese language, refer to certain theories and other sources;
K_U18-acquires ability to describe in Polish, Mongolian and Tibetan languages diverse aspects of Mongolian and Tibetan culture, taking into consideration the intellectual traditions of China;
K_K01understands the need to learn all one’s life, can inspire and organize other people’s process of learning ;
K_K05-is open to new ideas and trends as well as cultural diversity ;
K_K07-understands responsibility and ethical issues that come with imparting knowledge of China and Taiwan ;
K_K11-actively acts in aid of sharing and promoting cultural heritage and most important products of contemporary culture in China and Taiwan

Assessment criteria

The classes are obligatory . The student can be absent without excuse two times during each semester. If excused absences exceed 30% the student will not receive a credit.

Practical placement

none

Bibliography

Defined each year and depending on students' interest and needs.

Term 2023Z:

Among others:
• Mortality in Traditional Chinese Thought ed. Amy Olberding, Philip Ivanhoe, New York, 2011
• James L Watson, Evelyn S. Rawski, „Death Ritual in Late Imperial and Modern China, Berkley, Los Angeles. London, 1988
• The Buddhist Dead, ed. Bryan J. Cuevas, Jacqueline I. Stone, Honolulu, 2007
• Zhuangzi Prawdziwa księga południowego kwiatu, Warszawa, 2009
• Robert F. Campany „To Live Ad Long As Heaven and Earth”, Berkley, Los Angeles, London, 2001
• Robert F. Campany „Making Transcendents. Ascetics and Social Memory in Early Medieval China, Honolulu, 2009
• Robert Ford Campany, Signs of unseen realm, Honolulu, 2012
• Robert Ford Campany, Strange Writing. Annoaly accounts in Raely Medieval China, New York, 1996
• Taoist Meditation and Lonevity Techiques, ed. Livia Kohn, Michigan, 1989
• Ewa Paśnik Duchy i czary chińskie. Palimpsestowy charakter 'zebranych zapisków o zjawiskach nadprzyrodzonych Soushenji', Warszawa, 2013
• Pu Songling „Opowiadania anegdoty notatki. Wybór z Liaozhai zhiyi, Warszawa, 2012
• Pu Songling „Mnisi-czarnoksiężnicy czyli niesamowite historie o dziwnych ludziach”, Warszawa, 2008
• Zhongguo siwang wenhua da guan, red. Zheng Xiaojinag, Nanchang, 2010
• Shanhaijing red. Luo Mengshan, Pekin, 1998

Term 2024Z:

Among others:
-Imagining Chinese Medicine, ed.Vivienne Lo 羅維前, Penelope Barrett, Brill, 2018
-Paul U. Unschuld, Medicine in CHina. A History of Ideas, University of California Press, 1985
-The Chinese Medical Classics NAN-CHING.The Classic of Difficult Issues, With commentaries by Chinese and Japanese authors from the third through the twentieth century, translated and annotated ted byPaul U. Unschuld, University of California Press, 1986
- Early Chinese Medical Literature. The Mawangdui Medical Manuscripts, translation and commentary Donald J. Harper
-Innovation in Chinese Medicine, ed. Elisabeth Hsu, Cambridge University Press, 2001
-LINDA L. BARNES, Needles, Herbs,Gods, and Ghosts, China, Healing, and the West to 1848, Harvard University Press 2005
-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE Heritage and Adaptation, PAUL U. UNSCHULD, Translated by Bridie J. Andrews, Columbia University Press 2018
-Huang Di Nei Jing Ling Shu.The Ancient Classic on Needle Therapy. The complete Chinese text with an annotated English translation by Paul U. Unschuld, University of California Press, 2016
- Paul U. Unschuld, What is Medicine? Western and Eastern Approaches to Healing, translated by Karen Reimers, University of California Press, 2009
- Dictionary of Bencao Gangmu, vol. 1,2,3 and 4

Notes

Term 2023Z:

none

Term 2024Z:

Compulsory classes. 2 unexcused absences per semester are allowed. The number of excused absences may not exceed 30%

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