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Academic Year 2000/2001
Introduction to the Religions of Japan
RELI 241 FA
This course will examine the major religious traditions of Japan--Shinto and Buddhism--in historical development and contemporary cultural context. These traditions were mutually influential, and together with Confucian
morality, Taoist magic, folk
traditions, ancestor worship, Christianity, and the new religions, comprise the richly syncretic religious practices and beliefs of the Japanese people. We will consider both the formal doctrinal systems and case
studies of actual practice.
MAJOR READINGS
Earhart: JAPANESE RELIGION: UNITY & DIVERSITY Earhart: RELIGION IN THE JAPANESE EXPERIENCE: SOURCES & INTERPRETATIONS
Blacker: THE CATALPA BOW: A STUDY OF SHAMANISTIC PRACTICES IN JAPAN
Bloom: TANNISHO: A
SOURCE FOR MODERN LIVING Reader:
RELIGION IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN (+ reading packet)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Daily in-class writing assignments and midterm exam Final exam OR research paper (with permission of the instructor).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Periodic films and slide presentations. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a
completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS RELI
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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