University of Redlands HIST 101: World History to 1450

Challenges of this course

Finding theme/narrative

What is in/out?

Balancing constituencies

Goals and hopes for the Institute

Chinese philosophical andreligious traditions

China and Indian Ocean

Moving beyond dynasties

Jackpot!

Roger Ames, “The Confucian Worldview: Uncommon Assumptions, Common Misconceptions.”

Roger’s translation of the Analects.

Peter Hershock, “Buddhist Philosophy as a Buddhist Practice.”

The Mission to the West by Zhang Qian (translation at:http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/hantxt1.html#zhang)

Peter Hershock, “Early Developments in Chinese Buddhism.”

Hui-neng’s autobiography, in Zen Sourcebook: Traditional Documents from China, Korea and Japan.

New readings

Jerry Bentley, Old World Encounters, Ch. 5 (“Toward a New World Order”).

Tansen Sen, “The Formation of Chinese Maritime Networks to Southern Asia, 1200-1450.”

Primary Sources for Zheng He’s Voyages, in Edward L. Dreyer, Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405-1433.

New readings

Beyond Dynasty?

Intellectual life (ruxue)

Integration/fragmentation

China’s relationship with“non-China”

The lagniappe: Chinese language and writing