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Title:
Foundations of Eastern Civilization. Episode 5, The Shang and Writing for the Gods [digital video].
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Publication Date:
2013
2019
Publication Information:
The Great Courses, 2013.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
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.
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Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Performers:
Craig G. Benjamin
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Language:
English
Additional Language:
In English
Electronic Access:
Access immediately on Kanopy
