Vv2 Chinese sources to the history of Southeast Asia

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Srba, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D.
Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Ondřej Srba, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
In case of students of Vietnamese studies, a basic knowledge of Chinese or at least Chinese characters learned within the course Vu4 Introduction to the Chinese script for Vietnamese studies" is expected.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Knowledge of basic Chinese sources to the history of Southeast Asian countries. An optional course, which will be opened preferably for students of the 5th - 6th semesters. The lectures introduce historical sources originated in China and dealing with neighbouring countries, regions in the Chinese cultural and political influence. A special attention will be given to Vietnam and South Eastern Asia. At least one lecture will deal with historical chronicles composed in Vietnam in literary Chinese. On the general level, the lectures aim to understand how the traditional China perceived the outside world and how this perception is reflected in historical literature.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will have a general knowledge about several types and categories of Chinese sources to the history of lands and regions in the sphere of Chinese cultural and political influence. For students, who in the Master degree study will orientate themselves to the historical research, the course will help with choosing relevant Chinese-written sources.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. A concise overview and classification of sources. 2. Origins and beginnings of historiography in China. 3. Sources to the period of Han - Sui dynasties. 5. Sources to the period of Tang dynasty. 6. Sources to the period of Song dynasty. 7. Sources to the period of Yuan dynasty. 8. Sources to the period of Ming dynasty. 9. Sources to the period of Qing dynasty. 11. Main Vietnamese chronicles written in Chinese. 12. Chinese geographical treatises about Vietnam in the collectanea Xiao fang hu zhai yu di cong chao.
Literature
    required literature
  • GARDNER, Charles S. Chinese traditional historiography. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1961.
    recommended literature
  • NG, On-Cho. Mirroring the past: the writing and use of history in imperial China. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2005.
  • SCHMIDT-GLINTZER, Helwig & Mittag, Achim & Rusen, Jorn (ed.). Historical truth, historical criticism, and ideology: Chinese historiography and historical culture from a new comparative perspective. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2005.
  • TWITCHETT, Denis. The writing of official history under the Tang. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
  • S'-MA Čchien. Kniha vrchních písařů. Výbor z díla čínského historika. Překlad Olga Lomová a Timoteus Pokora. Praha: Karolinum, 2012.
    not specified
  • Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư. Polnoje sobranije istoričeskich zapisok Dajv'jeta = (Dajv'jet šy ki toan tchy) v 8-mi tomach. Kommentarij, vstupitel'naja stat'ja i priloženija K. Ju. Leonova i A.V. Nikitina; perevod s chanv'jeta K. Ju. Leonova i A.V. Nikitina.
  • BIČURIN, N. Ja. (Iakinf). Sobranie svedenij o narodach obitavšich v srednej Azii v drevnije vremena. 3 sv. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo Akademii nauk SSSR, 1950.
  • WILKINSON, Endymion. Chinese History: A New Manual. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Center, Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series New Edition, 2012.
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written test - at least 50 % of correct answers is needed to pass the course
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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