CAH5733 · Special Topics in Chinese Literature and Religion

The aims of this course are: 1. to develop students' ability to analyse the basic tenets and history of Chinese Buddhism or Taoism; 2. to enhance students' ability to discover and analyse the relationship between Chinese literature and Buddhism or Taoism; 3.to enhance students' ability to discover and analyse the major literary genres and the themes in Chinese religious literature; 4. to develop students' ability to understand the religious ideas and practices appear in Chinese literary works and appreciate the beauty of religious literature.