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Donald Harper
Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations

Areas of Expertise:

  • Religion: Ancient Chinese
  • History: Science
  • Humanities
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Josh Schonwald
(773) 702-6421
jschonwa@uchicago.edu

Background:


Professor Harper is the author of Early Chinese Medical Literature, a collection of translations of ancient manuscripts. His research and teaching interests lie primarily in early Chinese civilization, focusing on philosophy, religion, and history of science. He is currently working on a book-length study of early Chinese religion based primarily on recently excavated manuscripts dating to the Warring States, Qin, and Han periods.

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Fellowships will further research of four scholars
May 1, 2008

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