140245 UE Japanese Buddhism in Context (2017W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 01.09.2017 10:00 to Fr 29.09.2017 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 27.10.2017 23:59
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max. 24 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
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Am 6.12. entfällt die LV. Am 7.12. findet ein Ersatztermin statt: 7.12.2017, 10:00-12:00, SR 4 TB (gleich neben SR 2 TB)
Wednesday
04.10.
12:30 - 14:30
Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
Wednesday
11.10.
12:30 - 14:30
Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
Wednesday
18.10.
12:30 - 14:30
Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
Wednesday
25.10.
12:30 - 14:30
Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
Wednesday
08.11.
12:30 - 14:30
Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
Wednesday
15.11.
12:30 - 14:30
Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
Wednesday
22.11.
12:30 - 14:30
Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
Wednesday
29.11.
12:30 - 14:30
Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
Wednesday
13.12.
12:30 - 14:30
Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
Wednesday
31.01.
12:30 - 14:30
Seminarraum 2 ISTB UniCampus Hof 2 2B-O1-18
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
2. ASSESSMENT AND PERMITTED MATERIALS
o Class cooperation 50% + 50% for presentation/one written paper (depending on the number of students in class)
o Recommended readings and individual research for class preparation
o Class cooperation 50% + 50% for presentation/one written paper (depending on the number of students in class)
o Recommended readings and individual research for class preparation
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
3. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
o A minimum of 70% class attendance
o A minimum of 70% class attendance
Examination topics
Reading list
5. READING LIST
BLACKER, Carmen (1999) The catalpa bow: a study of Shamanistic practices in Japan. London: Routledge.
BREEN, John –TEEUWEN, Mark (2010) A new history of Shinto. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
KRAFT, Kenneth (1994) Zen: Tradition and Transition. A Sourcebook by Contemporary Zen Masters and Scholars. New York: Grove Press.
READER, Ian – TANABE, George (1998) Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion in Japan. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.
SWANSON, Paul – CHILSON, Clarke (eds.) (2006) Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.
TANABE, George (1999) Religions of Japan in Practice. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
BLACKER, Carmen (1999) The catalpa bow: a study of Shamanistic practices in Japan. London: Routledge.
BREEN, John –TEEUWEN, Mark (2010) A new history of Shinto. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
KRAFT, Kenneth (1994) Zen: Tradition and Transition. A Sourcebook by Contemporary Zen Masters and Scholars. New York: Grove Press.
READER, Ian – TANABE, George (1998) Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion in Japan. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.
SWANSON, Paul – CHILSON, Clarke (eds.) (2006) Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.
TANABE, George (1999) Religions of Japan in Practice. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Association in the course directory
MATB1 (UE b)
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:34
The course is structured as presentations of audio-visual documentaries with lecturer’s commentaries in active discussion with students.1. AIMS, CONTENTS AND METHOD OF THE COURSE
o Religion in Japan: historical outline and basic theoretical concepts
o Shintō myths and rituals
o Fertility Rites
o The Tendai training of kaihōgyō
o Shikoku pilgrimage in Modern Japan
o Contemporary Shugendō practices at Mt. Ōmine
o A Japanese Pilgrimage Mandala
o Shamanism and Folk Religion in Rural Japan
o Christianity in Japan
o Zen past and present
o Engaged Buddhism in present-day America