JAP221 Religion and Nationalism in Modern Japan

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with the theories of relationship of nationalism and religion. The theories are applied to selected examples in the history of modern Japan.
• At the end of the course students will be able to demonstrate the knowledge of selected theories of nationalism and religion; review selected theories of the relationship of religion and nationalism; interpret the characteristics of the theories; apply the theories to the examples from the history of modern Japan.
Syllabus
  • 0. Introduction to the course; • 1. – 11. Selected theories and concepts of the relationship of religion and nationalism, application to the examples from the history of modern Japan; • 12. Final discussion, review.
Literature
  • ANDERSON, Benedict R. O'G. Představy společenství : úvahy o původu a šíření nacionalismu. Edited by Martin Procházka, Translated by Petr Fantys - Miloslav Uličný. 1. české vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2008, 274 s. ISBN 9788024614908. info
  • GELLNER, Ernest André. Národy a nacionalismus. Translated by Jiří Markus. 2. vyd. Praha: Josef Hříbal, 1993, 158 s. ISBN 809013811X. info
  • HARDACRE, Helen. Shintō and the state, 1868-1988. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1989, xvi, 203. ISBN 0691020523. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, readings.
Assessment methods
Final written test (score 70% or higher on the final exam).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Spring 2014.
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