The What and How of Being a Philologist/Sinologist: The Story Behind Two Recent Research Articles

Speaker: Donald Harper

Time: 6 pm CET 21, 28 April 2022

Before each presentation, it is recommended that participants read the relevant article as background. The presentations focus on philological methods that inform the research.  

Do *not* cite or use any of this material without explicit permission of the author.

First lecture

(April 21): “The Seat of Taiyi 太一 (Grand One) and New Light on an Old Problem: How Did Daoist Religion Happen”

Reading: Donald Harper, The Seat of Taiyi 太一 (Grand One) and New Light on an Old Problem: How Did Daoist Religion Happen?

Second lecture

(April 28): “Pictures of Baize/Hakutaku 白澤 (White Marsh): Ephemera and Popular Culture in Tang China and Edo Japan”

Reading: Donald Harper (forthcoming) Pictures of Baize/Hakutaku 白澤 (White Marsh): Ephemera and Popular Culture in Tang China and Edo Japan. (Do not cite without permission.)