REL 207 - Religions of China

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirement HU and DE.
What are our unique potentials, obligations, and opportunities as humans? What does the good life look like, and how does one attain that state of being? What are our relationships to one another, to other beings in this or other worlds, and to our environment? This course examines China’s answers to these questions, especially as influenced by Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, and native thought and practice. True to the discipline of Religion Studies, we will approach our material using varied perspectives, including those of history, anthropology, philosophy, gender studies, performance studies, and the arts.