WMBG4001 Lecture on Special Topics in Chinese Culture

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program

Lecture Code WMBG4001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 中国思想学専題講義

Subject Name
（Katakana）チュウゴクシソウガクセンダイコウギ

Subject Name in
English Lecture on Special Topics in Chinese Culture

Instructor SUENAGA TAKAYASU

Instructor
(Katakana) スエナガ　タカヤス

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues1-4：LET A101

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Lecture in rooms

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Philosophy

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course deepens students’ understanding of key issues in the intellectual history of early China, while also cultivating skills in handling relevant classical Chinese texts and in the methodological approaches used to construct intellectual history.
In the present academic year, we will examine various problems found in different chapters of the Liji (Record of Ritual), taking into account insights gained from excavated manuscript materials that have come to light since the latter half of the previous century. Although the course will be primarily lecture-based, each session will also include time for discussion among participants concerning the issues raised.

Class Schedule 1  Introduction — The state of research before the discovery of new excavated materials, and the impact brought by these new findings
2  The Wuwei Han bamboo manuscripts of the Yili
3  Divergence in ritual procedures
4  The Tsinghua manuscripts Dafu Shili and Dafu Shiliji
5  Issues surrounding the Yili, “Mourning Attire” (Part I) — The “Classics” and the “Records”
6  Issues surrounding the Yili, “Mourning Attire” (Part II) — The “Commentaries” and the Liji
7  On changes in mourning attire (Part I) — Before donning the mourning garments
8  On changes in mourning attire (Part II) — After donning the mourning garments
9  Overlapping mourning obligations
10  The Zengzi wen chapter
11　 The Sang da ji chapter
12  The Yili and Qu li
13  The six chapters beginning with Guanyi
14  The Tan Gong chapters as early sources on ritual studies
15  The formation of the “Ritual Classics” (Lijing) and the “Records” (Ji)

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Print paper

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts

(More Details) Distributed materials

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review You are expected to overview the printed materials beforehand.

Requirements none

Grading Method Evaluation will be done on the basis of final paper.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program
Lecture Code	WMBG4001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	中国思想学専題講義
Subject Name （Katakana）	チュウゴクシソウガクセンダイコウギ
Subject Name in English	Lecture on Special Topics in Chinese Culture
Instructor	SUENAGA TAKAYASU
Instructor (Katakana)	スエナガ　タカヤス
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Tues1-4：LET A101
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture in rooms
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Philosophy
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course deepens students’ understanding of key issues in the intellectual history of early China, while also cultivating skills in handling relevant classical Chinese texts and in the methodological approaches used to construct intellectual history. In the present academic year, we will examine various problems found in different chapters of the Liji (Record of Ritual), taking into account insights gained from excavated manuscript materials that have come to light since the latter half of the previous century. Although the course will be primarily lecture-based, each session will also include time for discussion among participants concerning the issues raised.
Class Schedule	1 Introduction — The state of research before the discovery of new excavated materials, and the impact brought by these new findings 2 The Wuwei Han bamboo manuscripts of the Yili 3 Divergence in ritual procedures 4 The Tsinghua manuscripts Dafu Shili and Dafu Shiliji 5 Issues surrounding the Yili, “Mourning Attire” (Part I) — The “Classics” and the “Records” 6 Issues surrounding the Yili, “Mourning Attire” (Part II) — The “Commentaries” and the Liji 7 On changes in mourning attire (Part I) — Before donning the mourning garments 8 On changes in mourning attire (Part II) — After donning the mourning garments 9 Overlapping mourning obligations 10 The Zengzi wen chapter 11　 The Sang da ji chapter 12 The Yili and Qu li 13 The six chapters beginning with Guanyi 14 The Tan Gong chapters as early sources on ritual studies 15 The formation of the “Ritual Classics” (Lijing) and the “Records” (Ji)
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Print paper
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts
(More Details)	Distributed materials
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	You are expected to overview the printed materials beforehand.
Requirements	none
Grading Method	Evaluation will be done on the basis of final paper.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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