Lecture
Zvi Ben-Dor Benite
Tracing the Origins of the Chinese Civilization(s)
Summary
This expansive and fascinating lecture will cover the mythological and anthropological origins of Chinese history, from the creation of the world out of a “chaos egg” to the rise of the Shang dynasty and its conquest by the Zhou dynasty and its subsequent Spring and Autumn periods.
Zvi Ben-Dor Benite
Zvi Ben-Dor Benite is Professor of History and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University. He is the author and editor of several books on Chinese History, Islamic History, and Jewish World history.