FF:RLB61 Religions in China - Course Information
RLB61 Religions in China
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2010
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- RLB61/K: Fri 19. 3. 16:40–18:15 J31, Fri 16. 4. 16:40–18:15 J31, Fri 21. 5. 16:40–18:15 J31, D. Vávra
RLB61/P: Mon 16:40–18:15 N41, D. Vávra - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course presents an overview of the religious traditions of China from the ancient times to the present. Stress is laid on the relationship between state cults, other organized religious movements (buddhism, taoist cults), the literati (Confucian) tradition, and "popular" religiosity, as well as on the political, social, and economic context of religion in Chinese culture.
Main objectives of the course:
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
- be familiar with the basic factual knowledge of the religion in the history of Chinese culture;
- understand, explain, and apply the basic terminology used in the study of the religion in the history Chinese culture;
- understand and explain the social, political, and economic context of religion in Chinese culture;
- make oral and written presentations on a selected topic from the history of religion in China;
- interpret basic passages of relevant Chinese texts in translation - Syllabus
- (0) Introduction; theoretical and methodological isssues
- (1) Shang and Western Zhou dynasties
- (2) Eastern Zhou dynasty
- (3) The so called "philosophical schools"; their relation to the religious cults; Confucianism
- (4) Early taoism
- (5) Han dynasty
- (6) Taoism I
- (7) Taoism II
- (8) Chinese buddhism I
- (9) Chinese buddhism II
- (10) Late imperial period
- (11) Religion in contemporary China I
- (12) Religion in contemporary China II
- Literature
- CHENG, Anne. Dějiny čínského myšlení. Translated by Helena Beguivinová - Olga Lomová - David Sehnal - Dušan Vávra. 1. vyd. Praha: DrahmaGaia, 2006, xv, 688. ISBN 8086685527. info
- Chinese religions in contemporary societies. Edited by James Miller. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2006, xvii, 317. ISBN 1851096264. info
- KRÁL, Oldřich. Čínská filosofie : pohled z dějin. Vyd. 1. Lásenice: Maxima, 2005, 373 s. ISBN 809013338X. info
- ADLER, Joseph A. Chinese religions. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2002, 144 s. ISBN 0415262836. info
- OVERMYER, Daniel L. Náboženství Číny :svět jako živý organismus. V českém jazyce vyd. 2. Praha: Prostor, 1999, 178 s. ISBN 80-85190-98-2. info
- Religions of China in practice. Edited by Donald S. Lopez. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996, xvi, 499 s. ISBN 0-691-02143-0. info
- CHING, Julia. Chinese religions. 1st pub. Houndmills: Macmillan, 1993, xv, 275. ISBN 0333531744. info
- JOCHIM, Christian. Chinese religions : a cultural perspective. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1986, xiv, 202. ISBN 0131329944. info
- Teaching methods
- Contents of the semester:
Lectures, class discussions. - Assessment methods
- Requirements for the colloquium:
(a) active participation in class discussions;
(b) written test (max. 100 p./min. 60 p.); content: testing of factual knowledge, abilities to identify and interpret a simple text, familiarity with relevant terminology
(c) written essay on a topic related to the course; - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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