VKor3 The beginnings of Christianity in Vietnam and Korea

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Ondřej Pazdírek (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D.
Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 18:00–19:40 G22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to present the beginnings of the spread of Christianity in Vietnam and Korea in the context of the early missions in China and East Asia.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should know the beginnings of the Christian missions in East Asia, understand the contact of the different cultures and will be prepared for further study in more specialised courses.
Syllabus
  • 1. Missionary activity of the Catholic Church from 16th to 18th century: major institutions (Propaganda Fide, Society of Jesus, Paris Foreign Missions Society), key figures (St. Francis Xavier, Matteo Ricci, Michele Ruggieri, Alessandro Valignano…), mission countries (China, India, Japan, the Philippines, South America), the political context.
  • 2. Christianity in Vietnam from the arrival of the first missionaries to the period of Pierre Pigneau de Béhaine.
  • 3. Christianity in Korea from the first contacts to the legalisation.
  • 4. The early spread of Christianity in East Asia as an instance of cultural contact (the Chinese Rites controversy, the Confucian criticism of Christianity in China and Korea, the influence of the traditional religions and philosophical systems on the reception of Christianity).
  • 5. An outline of the later development. The missionary activities of the other Christian churches.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Keith, Ch. 2012. Catholic Vietnam: a church from empire to nation. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • Hlavatá, L. et al. 2018. Dějiny Vietnamu. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny.
  • Liščák, V. 2017. Mezi tolerancí a intolerancí: první dvě století novověkých katolických misií v Číně. Praha: Academia.
  • Schwarz, M., Srba, O. 2016. Vietnam v éře západních velmocí. Brno: Filozofická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity.
  • Buswell, R. E., Lee, T. S. 2006. Christianity in Korea. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
  • Eckert, C. J. 2001. Dějiny Koreje. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny.
  • Ruiz-de-Medina, J. 1991. The Catholic Church in Korea: its origins 1566-1784. Řím: Istituto storico S. I.
  • Glomb, V., Löwensteinová, M. 2014. Korejská náboženství. Praha: Togga.
  • Dallet, Ch. 1874. Histoire de l’église de Corée. Paris: V. Palmé.
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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