INTRO EAST ASIAN CIV: TIBET

4.00 points · University catalogue

CC/GS/SEAS: Partial Fulfillment of Global Core Requirement This course seeks to introduce the sweep of Tibetan civilization and its history from its earliest recorded origins to the present. The course examines what civilizational forces shaped Tibet, especially the contributions of Indian Buddhism, sciences and literature, but also Chinese statecraft and sciences. Alongside the chronological history of Tibet, we will explore aspects of social life and culture