Introducing Religion in East Asia - ARL100402

• Anglický název: Introducing Religion in East Asia
• Zajišťuje: Ústav filosofie a religionistiky (21-UFAR)
• Fakulta: Filozofická fakulta
• Platnost: od 2025 do 2025
• Semestr: letní
• Body: 0
• E-Kredity: 5
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: letní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: letní s.:2/0, Zk [HT]
• Počet míst: neurčen / neurčen (neurčen)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: nevyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; povolen pro zápis po webu
• Garant: Dr. phil. Joseph Chadwin

Anotace

This course will provide students with an overview of religion in East Asia (i.e., China/Taiwan, Mongolia, Korean Peninsula, and Japan). Using a comparative perspective, we will examine country specific religious, history, doctrine, practice, and policy. More specifically, this course will introduce students to Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Musok (Korean Shamanism), Shinto, the cults of Mao (China), Xi (China), and the Kims (Korea), and “popular religion” (a form of religion unique to East Asia). By the end of the course, students will not only have a comprehensive overview of the East Asian religious landscape, but will also be able to challenge the very category of “religion.”

Poslední úprava: Chadwin Joseph, Dr. phil. (13.01.2025)

Podmínky zakončení předmětu

Students can choose between either a written essay or an oral exam. The exam will be fully based on lecture content and students will not be expected to carry out additional reading.

Poslední úprava: Chadwin Joseph, Dr. phil. (14.01.2025)

Literatura

Please note that these are not required reading but are for students who wish to deepen their understanding of the subject. The exam will be fully based on lecture content. All lectures will be recorded and all lecture slides will be made available.

-Arthur, Shawn. 2019. Contemporary Religions in China. Abingdon: Routledge.

-Hardacre, Helen. 2017. Shinto: A History. Oxford und New York: Oxford University Press.

-Harvey, Peter. 2013. An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices. Second Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

-Howard, Keith. Hg. 1998. Korean Shamanism: Revivals, Survivals, and Change. Seoul: The Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch Press.

-Littlejohn, Ronnie L. 2009. Daoism: An Introduction. London and New York: I. B. Tauris.

-Sun, Anna. 2013. Confucianism as a World Religion: Contested Histories and Contemporary Realities. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press.

Poslední úprava: Chadwin Joseph, Dr. phil. (14.01.2025)

Požadavky ke zkoušce

Students can choose between either a written essay or an oral exam. The exam will be fully based on lecture content and students will not be expected to carry out additional reading. All lectures will be recorded and all lecture slides will be made available.

Poslední úprava: Chadwin Joseph, Dr. phil. (14.01.2025)

Sylabus

1. Introduction

2. China I: The Three Teachings (Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism)

3. China II: Popular Religion

4. China III: Christianity and the Cult of Mao

5. Korea I: The Three Teachings

6. Korea II: Musok (Korean Shamanism)

7. Korea III: Popular Religion and the Cult of the Kims

8. Japan I: The Three Teachings

9. Japan II: Shinto

10. Japan III: Popular Religion and Christianity

11. Mongolia

12. Taiwan and Hong Kong

13. Conclusion

Poslední úprava: Chadwin Joseph, Dr. phil. (13.01.2025)