RLB401 Religions of the World II: The East

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Milan Fujda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Mgr. Eva Lukášová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Šárka Londa Vondráčková
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 19:10–20:45 zruseno D21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/200, only registered: 0/200, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/200
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain the most important religious traditions of the East. Students will be able to work with basic information on Buddhism, Hinduism and Shinto.
Syllabus
  • 1. Hinduism: Artificial religion. Origin of Hinduism as the World religion, social and historical context.
  • 2. Buddha: Life and teaching; the life of the founder of the religion.
  • 3. Cycle of rebirth: Bhavachakra. Basic Buddhist concept of the world.
  • 4. Konfucianism and Daoism; the oldest religious-philosophical system in traditional China.
  • 5. Buddhism in China; its role in China culture, history and society
  • 6. Shinto; the oldest religious-philosophical system in traditional Japan; traditional Japan mythology and its deities.
  • 7. Buddhism in Japan; its role in Japon culture, history and society (Nara, Heian and Kamakura periods; 7.-14. century).
  • 8. Joga and tantra. Philosophical tradition of the yoga and tantric world view.
  • 9. Manicheism
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BEROUNSKÝ, Daniel. Tibetské představy o zásvětí. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 118 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7069-1. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
    not specified
  • Cultural atlas of Japan (Orig.) : Svět Japonska : kulturní atlas. info
  • Základní texty východních náboženství. Edited by Dušan Zbavitel. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2007, 188 s. ISBN 9788072038466. info
  • CHENG, Anne. Dějiny čínského myšlení. Translated by Helena Beguivinová - Olga Lomová - David Sehnal - Dušan Vávra. 1. vyd. Praha: DrahmaGaia, 2006, xv, 688. ISBN 8086685527. info
  • BOWRING, Richard John. The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xvi, 485. ISBN 052185119X. info
  • LOPEZ, Donald Jr. Příběh buddhismu. Průvodce dějinami buddhismu a jeho učením. Brno: Barrister and Principal, 2003. ISBN 80-86598-54-3. info
  • ADLER, Joseph A. Chinese religions. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2002, 144 s. ISBN 0415262836. info
  • Shinto in history : ways of the Kami. Edited by John Breen - M. J. Teeuwen. 1st pub. Surrey: Curzon, 2000, xii, 368. ISBN 0700711724. info
  • OVERMYER, Daniel L. Náboženství Číny :svět jako živý organismus. V českém jazyce vyd. 2. Praha: Prostor, 1999, 178 s. ISBN 80-85190-98-2. info
  • EARHART, H. Byron. Náboženství Japonska :mnoho tradic na jedné svaté cestě. V českém jazyce vyd. 2. Praha: Prostor, 1999, 189 s. ISBN 80-7260-000-1. info
  • KNIPE, David M. Hinduismus :experimenty s posvátnem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 1997, 228 s. ISBN 80-85190-57-5. info
  • Religions of China in practice. Edited by Donald S. Lopez. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996, xvi, 499 s. ISBN 0-691-02143-0. info
  • CHING, Julia. Chinese religions. 1st pub. Houndmills: Macmillan, 1993, xv, 275. ISBN 0333531744. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, reading.
Assessment methods
Requirements for colloquium: written test at the end of the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět není určen studentům religionistiky.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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