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RELI V2008y Buddhism: East Asian. Michael Como
Lecture and Discussion. An introductory survey that studies East Asian Buddhism as an integral, living religious tradition. Emphasis on the reading of original treatises and historiographies in translation, while historical events are discussed in terms of their relevance to contemporary problems confronted by Buddhism.
ASCE V2361xy Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: Japan
The development of Japanese society and culture with special attention to national self-image and values as revealed in thought, institutions, and literature.
RELI V2415x Japanese Religious Traditions. Michael Como
Study of the development of the Japanese religious tradition in the premodern period. Attention given to the thought and practices of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism; the interaction among these religions in Japanese history; the first encounter with Christianity.
RELI V3017y Buddhism & Violence. Bernard Faure
This course will study, from a number of methodological approaches and angles, the Buddhist views on violence and non-violence, and the historical record.
RELI V4011y The Lotus Sutra in East Asian Buddhism. Chun-fang Yu; Wendi Adamek. Not offered in 2008-2009.
The course examines some central Mahayana Buddhist beliefs and practices through an in-depth study of the Lotus sutra. Schools (Tiantai/Tendai, Nichiren) and cultic practices such as sutra-chanting, meditation, confessional rites, and Guanyin worship based on the scripture. East Asian art and literature inspired by it.
EAAS W4109y Japanese Religious Landscapes: Pilgrimage in Japanese History. Max Moerman Not offered in 2008-2009.
This seminar brings together the study of religion, history, and art by exploring the role of pilgrimage throughout the history of Japan, examining the practice and representation of pilgrimage from ancient to modern times. We will study theories and typologies of pilgrimage within Japanese religious and visual culture; and analyze issues if gender, politics, and tourism. The course is open to both undergraduates and graduate students, in any department.