Keio, Keidai - Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books
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Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Credential | Certificate |
Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 4 weeks
- Weekly study 3 hours
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Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books at FutureLearn Course details
- Books have played a major role in the formation of Japan's culture, particularly those brought from China. On this course we'll examine how big an impact these books have had, as well as looking at how books and religion are connected in Japan and East Asia, and the history of publishing in Japan.
- Through the course you'll discover more about the different types of Chinese books, their characteristics and their history. We'll also look at books with strong Chinese influences and examine the culture of the area of the world that use the Chinese writing system.
- We'll then look at how these books made their way to Japan and how Chinese culture influenced Japanese culture. In particular we'll focus on the Analects of Confucius and how the book has been received in Japan - from its introduction in the 3rd Century to how it's considered today.
- In addition we'll look at books on Chinese studies from medieval to early modern Japan, how books from China and Korea were studied and disseminated and how the process created new types of book like commentaries and revised editions.
- You'll also learn about the connections between publishing and religion - examining the influence of Zen Buddhism on Japanese culture.
Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books at FutureLearn Curriculum
Early History of Printing and Book Culture in Japan
Introduction
East Asian Textual Culture and Mahayana Texts
Printing as duplicating symbols
Printed books as replicas of manuscripts
Importing Chinese Culture
Books for practical purposes
The road to commercial publishing
The Analects of Confucius
Introduction to the Analects of Confucius
The Analects and Japan
The Analects in Medieval Japan
The Analects in the early modern period
The Analects' influence on politics and economic policy
Books on Chinese Studies - Recomposition and creation in medieval Zen temples
Introduction to Week 3
Chinese books by Zen Temples
Original Works by Japanese Zen monks
A journey around the "Santishi"
Books in Chinese studies
Books in Chinese Studies - from medieval to early modern Japan
Welcome to Week 4
Hayashi family of scholars (Rinke) - bridging Medieval Period to Early Modern Period -
"Tangshi xuan" sensation
Publishing Activity by Sh?heizaka Gakumonjo
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