| UNIT | DAILY TOPICS |
| I. INTRODUCTION READINGS |
1 April M:
Chinese Religion as a Total System Fate, Harmony, and Divination |
| II. FOLK RELIGION READINGS PAPER TOPICS #1 Due April 15 #2 Due April 22 |
3 April W:The Fate of the Dead Souls and Funerals 8 April M: Ancestor Worship 10 April W: Gods, Territories, and Festivals 15 April M: Gods as Doctors and Diviners 17 April W: Ghosts 22 April M: Folk Religion in Thought and Action |
| III. RELIGION AND THE IMPERIAL STATE READINGS PAPER TOPIC #3 Due April 29 |
24 April W: Ritual Aspects of Confucianism The Emperor as Cosmic Priest |
| IV. DAOISM READINGS PAPER TOPIC #4 Due May 6 |
29 April M: Daoist Philosophy 1 May W: Daoist Techniques 6 May M: Daoist Ritual |
| V. BUDDHISM READINGS PAPER TOPICS #5 Due May 13 #6 Due May 20 |
8 May W:Indian Buddhism and its Transmission to China 13 May M:A Close Look at Huayan Philosophy 15 May W: Chan Buddhism 20 May M: Buddhism as a Modern Religion |
| VI. THE NEAR-EASTERN RELIGIONS READINGS PAPER TOPIC #7 Due May 29 |
22 May W: Islam as Chinese Philosophy Islam as Chinese Practice 29 May W: Christianity in Earlier Times Christianity Today |
| VII. SECTARIAN RELIGIONS READINGS PAPER TOPIC #8 Due June 3 |
3 June M: Syncretic Sects in Imperial Times 5 June W: Syncretic Sects Today |