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150141 VU Comparative East Asian Religions (2024S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 04.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 11.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 18.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 08.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 15.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 22.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 29.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 06.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 13.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 27.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 03.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 10.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 17.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Monday 24.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

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, 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 nigh undefinable 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.”

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral examination based on lecture content.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The exam will be fully based on lecture content. Although readings will be provided, students will not be expected to necessarily draw upon them during the exam. Students will. however, be expected to have a strong understanding of the course content.

Examination topics

See above.

Reading list

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.

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