Unit information: Topics in Chinese Buddhism in 2010/11

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Unit name Topics in Chinese Buddhism
Unit code THRS30059
Credit points 20
Level of study H/6
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Dr. Kieschnick
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of Religion and Theology
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This unit examines themes in the history of the encounter between Buddhism and Chinese culture, including the history of Buddhist art, thought, monasticism, and ritual, as well as state support and persecution of Buddhism in China.