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Программа учебной дисциплины «Религии и общество в Китае» Syllabus for the course Religions and Society in

Утверждена Академическим советом ОП Протокол №3 от 30.08.2019 Кылосов Андрей Александрович, Разработчик тьютор, Школа востоковедения Число кредитов 4 Контактная работа (час.) 2 Самостоятельная работа (час.) 150 Курс, Образовательная программа 3 курс (Б), ОП «Востоковедение» Формат изучения дисциплины С использованием онлайн курса

1. Learning objectives and prerequisites

This course provides an introduction to the study of the history, major teachings, and practices of the major Chinese religions and spiritual practices and is deigned to give conceptual tools to appreciate diverse religious practice in East. It covers the development of , Daoism, and wide range of popular and local religions. From historical perspective we will also explore the development of key theological, religious and philosophical doctrines as well as associated practices. An effort will be made to spend time on each tradition according to its importance to as a whole.

We will explore the role of religions in politics and social relations in East and South, South East Asia and China in particular, and will analyze the origins, central teachings, divisions and branches, rituals and practices, influences on culture, and responses to modern challenges for each tradition.

The emphasis throughout the course is on the hermeneutic difficulties’ attendant upon the study of religion in general, and Asian religions in particular. We will explore new Asian religions as dynamic, ongoing forces in the lives of individuals and in the collective experience of modern societies.

Discipline is aimed at 3 grade 1 module students. Format of the program is online platform (https://www.coursera.org/learn/chinesepolitics1) - Coursera.

1. Course Plan Total Control hours forms Topic lct Content sem onl/slf About the Course Module 1 Main Topics and Objectives: the Introduction Quiz Main Notions of Chinese Religions (20min) Foundations of 65 min Religions in China Religions and Ancestors Teacher in the Chinese Religious Tradition Syncretism of Tradition Module 2 : Introduction Quiz Sources of Taoism (20min) Before Taoism: Five Elements and Five Phases Taoism in China 79 min Before Taoism: Early Cults Lao-zi and the Beginning of Taoism Taoism and the Natural Order of Universe Notion of Dao

Taoism and the Idea of Immortality Module 3 Alchemy in Taoism Quiz Taoism in Chinese Taoist Practices: Mind and Body (20min) society: main religious 67 min Main Cults of Taoism practices Main Schools in Taoism Modern Schools of Taoism Confucianism: Introduction Module 4 Main Ideas Quiz Confucianism in Main Principles (20min) Chinese society: from 68 min and Confucianism sacrality to morality Sage Confucius: Ideas, Beliefs and Moral Followers of Confucius Confucian Canon Buddhism in China: Introduction Module 5 Basic Principles of Buddhism Quiz Buddha and Buddhahood (20min) The Way from to China Buddhism in the 82 min Fundamental division: Theravada, Mahayana, Chinese Tradition Vajrayana Transition to China: Ways and Problems Transition to China: Missionaries and Translators "Sinicization" of Buddhism Schools and Texts - Part Module 6 Schools and Texts - Part Quiz Main Ideas of Chan Buddhism (20min) Sinified Buddhism as Teachers of Chan an almost independent 90 min History of Chan tradition Doctrine of Chan Chan Practice Buddhism in Art and Culture Buddhism in Modern Culture Chinese Mythology Module 7 Creator : Fu Xi and Nu Wa Quiz The of (20min) Progenitor Deities: Huang-di Chinese Mythology 90 min Progenitor Deities: Xiwang-mu Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Myth, Hero and Tribe Mythical Creators Cosmological Deities Basics of Chinese Folk Religions The Idea and Society of Salvation in Chinese Chinese folk religions: Sects and Syncretism Module 8 ancestor worship, 88 min Representative Cases of Syncretic Sects Quiz temples, festivals and Xiantiandao and Sects communal identities (20min) Initiation and Secret Societies Local Cults and Traditions - Part Local Cults and Traditions - Part People's Republic of China: Religious Policy Buddhism and Taoism in Modern China Traditions of the Minorities Module 9 Modern China and its 74 min Islam in China Quiz attitude to religions Christianity in China (20min) Western Religions in China Popular Religions in Modern lct - Total number of hours (1 module) sem - onl/slf – 703 min The formats of the learning: lct (lections) – online sem (seminars) – online onl / slf – self-study of the students.

2. Grading system

The grading system includes In-class period control and Final control. In-class control aims to organize the self-study work of the students and is carried out in the written form. It includes: - Studying step by step the online course alongside with solving some tasks for each topic - Successful completing of the online courses Final control is carried out by taking part in the debates. Before final grading the students must be got acquainted to the results of their participation in the debates. Debates missed by a student for a good reason (illness, scientific or academic trip, participation in a conference, etc., documented to the training office), if agreed with the teacher, may not be taken into account and the weight will be redistributed to all elements of the online course control. The retake of the exam is possible in accordance with the “Regulation on the organization of intermediate certification and ongoing monitoring of student performance at the Higher School of Economics”. Blocking controls are not provided.

Grading formule:

Gres = 0,15•Gth.1 + 0,15• Gth.2 + 0,15• Gth.3 + 0,15• Gth.4 + 0,15• Gth.5 + 0,15• Gth.6 + 0,1•Gdeb,

where Gres – resulting grade,

Gth.1 – summing grade for the theme 1, studied online,

Gth.2 – summing grade for the theme 2, studied online,

Gth.3 – summing grade for the theme 3, studied online,

Gth.4 – summing grade for the theme 4, studied online,

Gth.5 – summing grade for the theme 5, studied online,

Gth.6 – summing grade for the theme 6, studied online,

Gdeb – grade for taking part in debates,

If a student gets grade less than “4” (40), he doesn`t get an automatic failing grade, as this grade does not have a status of the blocking element and, due to the summing grade for the online course, this student gets his final result.

Table of correspondence of grades on a and five-point scale

Ten-point scale Five-point scale 1 – very poor 2 – poor Fail 3 – bad 4 – nearly satisficing Marginal pass 5 – satisficing 6 – good Good 7 – very good 8 – almost excellent 9 – excellent Excellent 10 – extremely excellent

During monitoring, remote support is provided via e-mail. Grades on the current and final control can also be pre-communicated to students using electronic mailing. Formation of an assessment in a 10-point scale takes into account the scale of translation of estimates. 3. Reading list 3.1. Required 1. Георгиевский, С. М., Принципы жизни Китая: культ предков, многобожие и философия / С. М. Георгиевский. – Изд. 2-е. – М.: УРСС: ЛЕНАНД, 2015. – 279 с. – (Сер. "Академия фундаментальных исследований". Этнология). - 25 экз. уч.ф. Мясн. - ISBN 978-5-9710162-3-6. 3.2. Optional 1. Katz, Paul R.. and Its Modern Fate, Brandeis University Press, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary- ebooks/detail.action?docID=1524276. 2. Modernisation of Chinese Culture: Continuity and Change, edited by Jana S. Rošker, and Nataša Vampelj Suhadolnik, Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary- ebooks/detail.action?docID=1800453.

4. Special Equipment and Software Support № Name Access demands 1. Microsoft Windows 7 Professional RUS Inner University access (according to Microsoft Windows 10 contract) Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional RUS 2. Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Inner University access (according to contract)

5. Professional data base, online resources № Name Access demands Internet resources (electronic educational resources) 2. Coursera https://www.coursera.org/ 5.1 Technical equipment for the discipline

Classrooms for lectures used during the discipline provide for necessary aims and demonstration of thematic illustrations corresponding to the program of the discipline: - PC with Internet access (operating system, office programs, antivirus programs); - multimedia projector with remote control. Classrooms for seminars and self-study in the discipline are equipped with a personal computer, with Internet access and access to the electronic information and educational environment of the Higher School of Economics (LMS). Computer classes are equipped with personal computers with Internet access, operating systems and software necessary for mastering the discipline. If necessary, it is allowed to replace equipment with its virtual counterparts.

6. Specifics of the organization for training people with disabilities. If necessary, students with disabilities (at the request of the student) and for persons with limited abilities (at the request and also in accordance with an individual rehabilitation program for a disabled person), may be offered the following options for the perception of educational information taking into account their individual psychophysical characteristics, including using e-learning and remote technologies: 6.1.1. For persons with visual impairments: in print in large scale; in the form of an electronic document; in the form of an audio file (translation of training materials into audio format); in printed form in Braille; individual consultations with the involvement of a tiflos sign language interpreter; individual tasks and consultations. 6.1.2. for persons with hearing impairment: in print; in the form of an electronic document; video materials with subtitles; individual consultations involving an interpreter; individual tasks and consultations. 6.1.3. for persons with disorders of the musculoskeletal system: in printed form; in the form of an electronic document; in the form of an audio file; individual tasks and consultations.