Universität Wien

140245 UE Japanese Buddhism in Context (2017W)

Continuous assessment of course work

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max. 24 participants
Language: English

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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

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

The present course is closely related to the general course named INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE RELIGIONS. It provides students with a fundamental background to contextually analyse the issue of Japanese Buddhism and Japanese religious milieu in their various settings. The course topics are based on specific examples of educational material and documentaries centred on recent and contemporary Japanese religious environment. The course will enable students to contextually comprehend and explain particular phenomena regarding Shintō, Buddhism, and folk religion in present-day Japan.
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

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

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
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)

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