VKor3 The Christianity in Korea and Vietnam

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
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 10:00–11:40 L35
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to present the history 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 history 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. Christianity as a missionary religion, the problem of inculturation. 2. The missionary activity of the Catholic church in Asia in the 16th-18th century, major personalities and institutions, political and religious context. 3. An overview of the religious traditions of Vietnam and Korea. 4. Alexandre De Rhodes and the beginnings of Christianity in Vietnam. 5. Christianity in Vietnam from De Rhodes' departure to the era of Pierre Pigneau de Béhaine. 6. Christianity in Korea from the first contact to legalization. 7. Christianity in 19th century Vietnam. 8. Korean Christianity in the era of the Korean Empire and the Japanese rule. 9. Christianity in 20th century Vietnam. 10. Christianity in Korea from 1945 to the present era. New religious movements in Korea. 11. Bible translations into Korean and Vietnamese and the relative issues.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Schwarz, M., Srba, O. 2016. Vietnam v éře západních velmocí. Brno: Filozofická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity.
  • Ruiz-de-Medina, J. 1991. The Catholic Church in Korea: its origins 1566-1784. Řím: Istituto storico S. I.
  • Hlavatá, L. et al. 2018. Dějiny Vietnamu. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny.
  • Buswell, R. E., Lee, T. S. 2006. Christianity in Korea. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
  • Keith, Ch. 2012. Catholic Vietnam: a church from empire to nation. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • Glomb, V., Löwensteinová, M. 2014. Korejská náboženství. Praha: Togga.
  • Eckert, C. J. 2001. Dějiny Koreje. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny.
  • Dallet, Ch. 1874. Histoire de l’église de Corée. Paris: V. Palmé.
  • Liščák, V. 2017. Mezi tolerancí a intolerancí: první dvě století novověkých katolických misií v Číně. Praha: Academia.
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 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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