Foundations of Eastern Civilization

The Shang and Writing for the Gods

Educational Oct 25, 2013 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E5: Learning about the enigmatic "oracle bones"; the origins of Chinese writing; turning to the Shang society's social organization, religious practices and cosmology; how the concept of yin and yang emerges during the Shang dynasty.

Educational Oct 25, 2013 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Information

Released: 2013
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.