Structuring Values in Modern China: Cultural Transformation
Explore how science, market economics, and nationalism shaped modern Chinese society and its value systems from 1850 to present.
Explore how science, market economics, and nationalism shaped modern Chinese society and its value systems from 1850 to present.
This comprehensive course examines the transformation of Chinese cultural values from 1850 to the present. Led by Prof. John Lagerwey, it analyzes how modern forces like science, market economics, and nationalism reshaped traditional Chinese society. The course explores the tension between traditional religions and modern value systems, examining how religious movements adapted to modernization while retaining cultural identity. Special attention is given to gender roles, religious reform movements, and the emergence of new social structures.
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What you'll learn
Understand how science, market economics, and nationalism shaped modern China
Analyze the transformation of traditional religious practices in modern context
Examine the role of gender in modern Chinese society
Evaluate the impact of modernization on Chinese cultural values
Explore the development of modern Chinese economic thought
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290 Minutes PreRecorded video
39 quizzes
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There are 7 modules in this course
This course offers a comprehensive examination of how modern values and systems transformed Chinese society from 1850 to the present. The curriculum explores the complex interplay between traditional cultural elements and modern forces like science, market economics, and nationalism. Students learn how these changes affected religious practices, gender roles, and social structures. The course emphasizes the tension between modernization and traditional values, examining how various religious and social movements adapted to these changes while maintaining cultural identity.
Religion and Modernity
Module 1 · 4 Hours to complete
Economics
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
Science and Scientism
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Gender
Module 4 · 4 Hours to complete
Redemptive societies and charity halls
Module 5 · 3 Hours to complete
Charismatic Christianity
Module 6 · 2 Hours to complete
By Way of Conclusion
Module 7 · 5 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Renowned Scholar in Chinese Studies and Daoism
Professor John Lagerwey is a distinguished Research Professor of Chinese Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, with a rich academic background that includes a Ph.D. in Chinese Studies from Harvard University, which he obtained in 1975. He has had a significant impact on the field through his long tenure at the École française d’Extrême-Orient from 1977 to 2000 and later as Chair Professor of Daoism and Chinese Religions at the École Pratique des Hautes Études from 2000 to 2011. At CUHK, he serves as the chief editor for approximately 40 volumes of ethnographic research and eight volumes published by Brill that focus on pivotal periods in Chinese religious history. His extensive scholarship includes significant contributions to the study of Daoist rituals, and his most recent book, "China, a Religious State," published by HKU Press in 2010, explores the intricate relationship between religion and state in China. Through his research and publications, Professor Lagerwey continues to be a leading figure in the study of Chinese religions and cultural practices.
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