Foundations of Eastern Civilization. Episode 5, The Shang and Writing for the Gods.
Foundations of Eastern Civilization. Episode 5, The Shang and Writing for the Gods.
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Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
Craig G. Benjamin
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2013.
In this second lecture on the Shang dynasty, learn about the enigmatic "oracle bones" and the origins of Chinese writing. Then turn to the Shang society's social organization, religious practices, and cosmology, and find out how one of the core cultural and philosophical beliefs of Eastern civilization - the concept of yin and yang - emerged during the Shang dynasty.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
6808618 Kanopy
Asians.
History, Ancient.
Education films.
Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
Craig G. Benjamin
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2013.
In this second lecture on the Shang dynasty, learn about the enigmatic "oracle bones" and the origins of Chinese writing. Then turn to the Shang society's social organization, religious practices, and cosmology, and find out how one of the core cultural and philosophical beliefs of Eastern civilization - the concept of yin and yang - emerged during the Shang dynasty.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
6808618 Kanopy
Asians.
History, Ancient.
Education films.