Universität Wien

140153 PS Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture (2017W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 36 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 04.10. 17:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Wednesday 11.10. 17:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Wednesday 18.10. 17:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Wednesday 25.10. 17:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Wednesday 08.11. 17:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Wednesday 15.11. 17:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Wednesday 22.11. 17:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Wednesday 29.11. 17:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Wednesday 06.12. 17:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25
  • Wednesday 13.12. 17:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum 1 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-25

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of the course is to offer an artistic perspective on Japanese Buddhism and support the development of Buddhism in Japan via its expression in arts and architecture. By means of specific examples of Japanese artistic and architectural monuments students will be introduced to the aesthetic expression and symbolism of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. The course introduces a number of topics within the sphere of Japanese religious arts and architecture based on their historical and social context, as well as their present condition.
The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

1. AIMS, CONTENTS AND METHOD OF THE COURSE
o Buddhist art timeline and symbolism: general introduction
o Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
o Nara period sculpture
o Grand temples of Nara and Heian capitals
o Paintings of the Lotus Sūtra
o The Nara and Kyōto Daibutsu
o Early and Medieval Shintō Architecture
o Esoteric Buddhist Iconography
o Gozan architecture
o Zen arts
o Buddhism in modern art

Assessment and permitted materials

2. ASSESSMENT AND PERMITTED MATERIALS
o Class activity 40%, 1 presentation 30%, 1 written paper 30% (mid-term)
o Recommended readings

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

3. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
o A minimum of 70% class attendance

Examination topics

Reading list

5. READING LIST
BOWRING, Richard (2005) The Religious Traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
FISCHER, Felice (1991) Japanese Buddhist Art. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art.
MASON, Penelope (2004) A History of Japanese Art. London: Pearson.
PAINE, Robert – SOPER, Alexander (1992) Art and Architecture in Japan. New Haven: Yale University Press.
SWANSON, Paul – CHILSON, Clarke (eds.) (2006) Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.
VAN GROTENHUIS, Elizabeth (1998) Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press.

Association in the course directory

BA10

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