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HIST5501 Special Topics in Traditional Chinese History: Ritual and politics of the Middle Periods of China

Semester 1 (2024-2025)

Lecture TimeTuesday, 18:30 - 20:15

VenueRoom 203, Cheng Yu Tung Building (CYT 203)

LanguagePutonghua

Lecturer CHEUNG Hiu Yu (39435489 / hycheung@cuhk.edu.hk)

Teaching Assistant JIANG Shuqing (shuqingjiang@link.cuhk.edu.hk)

Course Description

中國古代禮儀與政治的關係向來錯綜複雜,尤以朝廷禮儀為最。在儒家思想薰染下,三代禮樂之治成為後世治世行政的典範。然而「三代禮樂」多數存在於想像之中。從漢、唐走向明、清,中國禮制歷經無數變遷。通過考察、梳理和分析八至十四世紀中國禮儀的形態與變化,本課程希望引導同學思考中古禮儀與政治的關係,理解朝廷禮制「經國家,定社稷,序民人,利後嗣」的用意。

Syllabus

第一講: 導論──禮儀史的材料與發展

第二講: 禮學與禮儀史──三《禮》學的歷史與歷史化的「三禮」學

第三講: 早期朝儀系統的發展與演變

第四講: 中古禮儀體制的形塑──《大唐開元禮》與中唐禮儀革命

第五講: 中古朝儀的發展過程──從「變唐之禮」到《太常因革禮》

第六講: 禮儀的具像化──禮圖學與禮書發展

第七講: 禮儀政治個案研究之一:北宋濮議之爭

第八講: 禮儀政治個案研究之二:士大夫「家廟」觀念的再興

第九講: 禮儀政治個案研究之三:宋代明堂空間的構建

第十講: 「道學」地域視角中的古禮復興運動

第十一講: 從朝廷禮制到家禮──禮制的社會化

第十二講: 中古禮儀傳統的消散

第十三講: 總結──政治禮儀與禮儀政治的現代意義

Assessment & Assignments
1. 平時課堂表現及討論 10%
2. 學期論文:禮儀專題或文獻研究 60%
3. 導修 :禮儀史文獻校讀及釋義   30%

 

學期論文佔本課程評分50%,字數以7,000-8,000字左右為佳。上限不得超過10,000字,否則可能會被酌情扣分。

導修課程為禮儀史文獻釋讀,一共四次。四次導修均需出席。無故缺席者將喪失該次導修全部分數。四次導修完畢後,同學須提交總結報告一份。報告不超過2,000字。

  • 每次導修將由同學輪流報告,報告時間以2-3分鐘為佳。報告同學需釋讀、分析該節導修之禮儀文獻,並針對該文獻內容和意義提出個人看法。

 

導修分數分佈:

口頭報告:20% (每次導修5%)
書面報告:10%
導修報告和學期論文均需如期繳交。導修遲交者一天扣分3%;學期論文遲交者一天扣分10%。

 

學期論文要求:

同學可自行選擇感興趣的禮儀專題,或者針對中國中古時代某一特定禮儀文獻以作深入研讀。
禮儀文獻包括禮經、禮經注疏、儀禮文本、官方政書中的禮制敍述、私人文集議禮文字。

Tutorials

導修課程為禮儀史文獻釋讀,一共四次。四次導修均需出席。無故缺席者將喪失該次導修全部分數。四次導修完畢後,同學須提交總結報告一份。報告不超過2000字。

  • 每次導修將由同學輪流報告,報告時間以2-3分鐘為佳。報告同學需釋讀、分析該節導修之禮儀文獻,並針對該文獻內容和意義提出個人看法。

導修分數分佈:

口頭報告:20% (每次導修5%)
書面報告:10%
導修報告和學期論文均需如期繳交。導修遲交者一天扣分3%;學期論文遲交者一天扣分10%。

導修:禮儀史文獻及釋義

導修內容:

將於第一節課堂上派發。

References

將於第一節課堂上派發。

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