Asia
AN 366 - Peoples and Cultures of Asia
An introduction to selected topics in the society and cultures of
East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea), Southeast Asia (Indonesia,
Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines) and South Asia (the Indian
sub-continent). Topics include post-colonialism, transnational
processes, family and kinship, world and local religious traditions
and ritual practices, economic development, and gender issues.
AN 380 - Men and Women of Asia
This course will explore the multi-ethnic nature of the Chinese
state from the ancient time to present. It will cover such topics
as the formation of the Han Chinese identity, regional variants of
Han culture, foreign communities in medieval China, conquest
dynasties, state policies toward the minority groups and ethnic
nationalism.
HS 124 - Vietnam
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HS 124-4 - Asian Leaders
This course offers a comparative study of the lives, times, visions
and legacies of four leaders of twentieth-century Asia
Mahatma Gandhi, Mao Zedong, Ho Chi-Minh, and Sukarno.
HS 358 - Modern Middle Eastern History
A general history of the Middle East from the time of Muhammad to
the present.
HS 366 - Modern China
Political and social history of China since the Opium War (1839)
with emphasis on the revolutionary upheavals of the 20th
century.
RL 351 - Religions of Japan
Introduction to Japanese religious traditions from antiquity to the
present. Surveys Buddhism, Shinto, folk religions and new religious
movements.
RL 352 - Religions of China
This course examines Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto and other religious
traditions and practices of China, Japan and Korea. Topics include
classical foundations of East Asian religions; contextualization of
religion in response to modernity, globalization, and other
factors; religion and family, nationalism, economic development;
and responses to death, marriage, childbirth, and aging.
RL - 353 Buddhism
Introduction to the basic concepts, philosophies and practices of
Buddhism in South Asia and East Asia from antiquity to the
present.
RL 354 - Islam: Religion, Culture,
Society
An introduction to Islam origins, sacred texts, world view, culture
and society, history and expansion and Islam in the modern world.
Origins and sacred texts are emphasized; relative emphasis on other
topics varies.