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University of Redlands HIST 101: World History to 1450
Challenges of this course
Finding theme/narrative
What is in/out?
Balancing constituencies
Goals and hopes for the
Institute
Chinese philosophical and
religious traditions
China and Indian Ocean
Moving beyond dynasties
Jackpot!
New readings
Roger Ames, “The Confucian Worldview: Uncommon Assumptions,
Common Misconceptions.”
Roger’s translation of the Analects.
Peter Hershock, “Buddhist Philosophy as a Buddhist Practice.”
The Mission to the West by Zhang Qian (translation at:
http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/hantxt1.html#zhang)
Peter Hershock, “Early Developments in Chinese Buddhism.”
Hui-neng’s autobiography, in Zen Sourcebook: Traditional Documents from
China, Korea and Japan.
New readings
Jerry Bentley, Old World Encounters, Ch. 5 (“Toward a New World Order”).
Tansen Sen, “The Formation of Chinese Maritime Networks to Southern Asia,
1200-1450.”
Primary Sources for Zheng He’s Voyages, in Edward L. Dreyer,
Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405-1433.
Beyond Dynasty?
Intellectual life (ruxue)
Integration/fragmentation
China’s relationship with
“non-China”
The lagniappe: Chinese language and writing