JAPX106 Religions in Japan

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Bc. Mgr. Jakub Havlíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Mon 8:20–9:55 zruseno D22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 105 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/105, only registered: 0/105, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/105
Course objectives
The course aims to develop the understanding of religious traditions in Japan. It offers the introduction to contemporary religious life together with the basic survey of historical development of Japanese religious traditions. The classes are aimed to give the outline of social and cultural contexts of Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity, new religious movements and so called popular religious traditions. The original audio-visual documentation and other fieldwork material constitute an essential element of the classes.
Syllabus
  • 1) Studying religions in Japan - introduction
  • 2) Classifying religions in Japan, relationship of Shinto and Buddhism - mutual influence, religions in everyday practice
  • 3) Shinto - mythology, deities - kami, rituals, Shinto and the concepts of Japanese nation
  • 4) Buddhism in Japan - introduction
  • 5) Shugendo
  • 6) "Christianity made in Japan" - past and present
  • 7) New and "new new" religions
  • 8) Religious festivals and ceremonies
  • 9) Film and religions
Literature
  • READER, Ian. Religion in contemporary Japan. 1st publ. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan, 1991, xv, 277 s. ISBN 0-333-52322-9. info
Assessment methods
Final test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
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