1424012 - Uvod u sinologiju

Course specification
Course title
Acronym		1424012
Study programme
Module
Type of study
Lecturer (for classes)		prof. dr Radosav Pušić
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		3.0	Status
Condition		Unconditional	Oblik uslovljenosti
The goal		To introduce students to Sinology as a distinct "discipline." To show them how proto-Sinological and, subsequently, Sinological studies took shape, and, finally, to provide them with a list of priority topics that significantly shaped the future direction of Sinological studies.
The outcome		The student became familiar with the fundamentals of Sinology.
Contents
Contents of lectures		This course provides a clear overview of the emergence of various significant Sinological traditions—including the Russian, Japanese, English, French, Dutch, Swedish, and German schools—examined through the works of their most prominent representatives. A wide range of topics will be covered, spanning from the Silk Road, mythical imagery of ancient China, shamanism, and the history of paper and sugar, to foundational concepts (such as *yin* and *yang* and the *wu xing*), as well as the broader philosophical perspectives of Confucius, Laozi, early Daoism, Buddhism, and more.
Contents of exercises
Literature
Radosav Pušić, Bird in the Sun, Čigoja, Belgrade, 2012 Radosav Pušić, Son of Heaven, Novi Sad, 1996; Č. Veljačić, Buddhism, Opus, Belgrade, 1990Feng Yulan, History of Chinese Philosophy, Nolit, Belgrade, 1977; Radosav Pušić, Sugar and paper: the link between the cultures of India, Persia and China, Cultures of the East no. 28;
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
2
Methods of teaching		Lectures, discussion, independent work.
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		10	Test paper	60
Practical lessons			Oral examination
Projects
Colloquia
Seminars		30