[Flower logo of the Medieval History Course] CRS 2147: Pilgrimage and Culture
朝聖與文化

This course aims at a study of pilgrim's journey in different religious traditions, including Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Daoism and popular Chinese religions. It will focus upon how experiences of sacred site and sacred time will generate meanings that affect individual enlightenment as well as cultural transformation. As a comparative approach to pilgrimages, this course will cover materials such as myths, legends, architecture, texts, and reports of pilgrim's journey.The expected outcome is the ability to understand what people will react in front of sacredness and acquire a tolerant attitude towards life.

目的:研習各宗教傳統中的朝聖之旅。範圍包括猶太教、基督教、佛教、道教、及中國民間宗教。
旨在:分析宗教信徒在經驗聖地和神聖時間當中,如何產生意義並促使個人的啟悟及文化的轉變。
方法:以比較研究的方法,研讀各宗教朝聖傳統的神話、傳說、聖典及朝聖者的報告。
預期成果:能掌握人回應神聖所作行動的原理及規則,進而培養一種寬容的生活態度。


Teacher: Louis Keloon HA
Teaching Assistant: Li Lili
Venue: Esther Lee Bldg. 205
Date: Sept. 11 - Dec. 4, 2009 (Fridays)
Time: 09:30 - 11:30
Medium: Cantonese


A Project-based Course
(student-initiative, -relevant, -participation)
    1. Sep 11 - Sacredness: intention, process and destination - project planning

    2. Sep 18 - Pilgrimage in theory and practice: Reading materials

    3. Sep 25 - Outstanding pilgrims and sacred places: Reading materials

    4. Oct 02 - Project methodology and planning (presentation of project title in groups of five ): Reading materials

    5. Oct 09 - Pilgrimage in Christian culture: Santiago de Compostela

    6. Oct 16 - Pilgrimage in Buddhist culture - by Ven. JUE Yu (覺毓法師)

    7. Oct 23 - Pilgrimage in Hinduism - by Prof. Ken Valpey

    8. Oct 30 - 「山不在高,有仙則名」:洞天福地與道教聖山 - by Prof. YAU Chi On (游子安 教授)

    9. Oct 31 - One-day fieldtrip [compulsory]

    10. (Nov 06 - no meeting)

    11. Nov 13 - meeting of project groups - reflections (field-trip report - 1,500 words)

    12. Nov 20 - meeting of project groups - (special speaker: 曾永泉 - Peter Tsang |:-> outline)

    13. Nov 27 - Group Project presentation + project report by small groups (4,000 words)

    14. Dec 04 - Evaluation, grading, follow-up [points] (Learning diary and result of personal learning - 3,000 words)

Assessment

Reference materials:


Due dates for CRS 2147 Assignments

Nov. 13 - Field trip report (1,500 words)
Nov. 27 - Project report (2,000 words)
Dec. 04 - Learning diary and result of personal learning (3,000 words)

Guidelines on proper use of source material
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/p02a.htm

Proper use of online resources
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/p02b.htm

Citation styles
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/p03.htm

Declaration to be included in assignments
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/declaration_en.doc

應包括在提交作業內的聲明
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/declaration_b5.doc

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