KSCA606 Cultural Anthropology of China II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 zrusena M12
Prerequisites
TYP_STUDIA(N)
KSCA605
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course, students should understand the practice of Chinese popular beliefs. They will be able to use the acquired information as to recognize the analogies within the present Chinese society. They will be able to interpret the spiritual values of the traditional society, as well as to judge its possible (dis)continuity.
Syllabus
  • ancestral worship • family rites III: funeral • sacrificial feast and ceremonies • domestic gods • other religious practices eg. paramedicine, divination, fengshui • official policy towards popular rites in the 20th century
Literature
    required literature
  • OLIVOVÁ, Lucie, ed. Zvířecí mýty a mytická zvířata. 1st ed. Praha: Academia, 2010. ISBN 978-80-200-1815-1. info
  • KOLMAŠ, Josef and Jaroslav MALINA. Panoráma biologické a sociokulturní antropologie 21: Čína z antropologické perspektivy (Panorama of Biological and Sociocultural Anthropology 21: China from Anthropological Perspective). Editor: Jaroslav Malina. Brno (CZ): Nadace Universitas Masarykiana v Brně, nakladatelství a vydavatelství Nauma v Brně, 2005, 475 pp. Modulové učební texty pro studenty antropologie. ISBN 80-210-3218-9. info
  • JÜAN, Mej. O čem Konfucius nehovořil. 1st ed. Praha: Brody, 2003, 229 pp. ISBN 80-86112-17-9. info
  • Svět živých a svět mrtvých : [soubor studií interdisciplinární pracovní skupiny Náboženské směry v Asii ...]. Edited by Ľubica Obuchová. Praha: Česká orientalistická společnost, 2001, 243 s. ISBN 8090251021. info
  • BECKER, Jasper. Čína na přelomu století. Translated by Petra Andělová - Petr Bláha. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. Praha: Jiří Buchal - BB art, 2000, 393 s. ISBN 8072577298. info
  • OBUCHOVÁ, Ľubica. Čínské symboly. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2000, 187 s. ISBN 8024790459. info
    recommended literature
  • Bruun, Ole. Fengshui in China. Honolulu, Univ of Hawai’i Press, 2003
  • LIAO, Yiwu. Hovory se spodinou : dvacet pět osudů z okraje čínské společnosti. Edited by Olga Lomová - Herta Müller, Translated by Zuzana Li. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2013, 357 s. ISBN 9788020428073. info
    not specified
  • SUTTON, Donald. „Death Rites and Chinese Culture: Standardization and Variation in Ming and Qing Times.“ Modern China, 33, 2007.1, pp. 125-153.
  • WATSON, James L., Evelyn S. RAWSKI, eds.. Death Ritual in Late Imperial and Modern China. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988
  • GUTER, Josef. Bohové a symboly staré Číny. Slovník čínské mytologie. Nakl. Brána, Praha 2005.
Teaching methods
lectures, reading (report and critique by students)
Assessment methods
class attendance is required, written exam, final oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Posluchači Kulturních studií Číny povinně ukončují zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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