ARTH 20100 /30100 - The Art of Ancestral Worship

Institution:

University of Chicago

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Description:

This course focuses on various art forms (e.g., ritual jades and bronzes, tomb murals and sculptures, family temples and shrines) that were created between the third millennium BC and the second century AD for ancestral worship, the main religious tradition in China before the introduction of Buddhism. Central questions include how visual forms convey religious concepts and serve religious communications, and how artistic changes reflect trends in the ancestral cult. H. Wu. Spring.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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