ARTH 3045 - Arts/Chinese Religions

Institution:

University of Utah

Subject:

Art History

Description:

This course explores the visual culture of China's three main religions, Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, through key monuments of Chinese visual culture form the Han (206 BCE-220CE) to the Song (960 CE-1279 CE). We will consider thematic issues that shed light on the major cultural, social, and artistic contexts in which these images and objects were produced and viewed as forms of material religion. We will also read primary texts (in English translation) associated with these works of art and visual culture to examine the dynamic relationship between text, image, and practice.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

08/15/2015 - 08/14/2019 02/02/2012 - 08/14/2015 

Institution Website:

www.utah.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 581-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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