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Brief Introduction to European Culture

Brief Introduction to European Culture. The Mediterranean Civilization and the development of the Western Civilization 1.Narrow sense 2.Broader sense Zhang Huahong School of Foreign Studies sfs.scnu.edu.cn/hhzhang/index.htm Encarta Encyclopedia 2007.

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Brief Introduction to European Culture

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  1. Brief Introduction to European Culture The Mediterranean Civilization and the development of the Western Civilization 1.Narrow sense 2.Broader sense Zhang Huahong School of Foreign Studies sfs.scnu.edu.cn/hhzhang/index.htm Encarta Encyclopedia 2007

  2. What are the major components of the Mediterranean Civilization? • Ancient Greek rationality • Ancient Roman legal codes • Ancient Hebrew faith • Germanic spirit of venture References in Chinese: 徐新:《西方文化史》, 北大出版社, 2002. 徐新:《西方文化史续编》, 北大出版社, 2002.

  3. Concepts under discussion • Duality of man: a social being as well as a physical being; • Human history of development can be viewed as a process of soul-&-flesh conflicts; • Religions, as a reflection of philosophy, can serve as a means to satisfy human desire for soul-&-flesh harmony.

  4. Ways of Learning Culture • 1.Comparison and Contrast: • dragon--龙 • phoenix--凤凰 • Hi--您上哪儿去呀/您吃吗？ • May I have your name? • --您叫什么名字？ • running dog--走狗(lackey) • lucky dog--幸运儿

  5. 2.Association: May I have a doggy bag? 您上哪儿去呀？ Where is the John? the image of cowboy --in American culture “A nice day isn’t it?” --in English culture →

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