RLAB39 Religions in China and Japan

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Hrubá (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course follows basic moments of the development of religious thought in China from the first religion of ancestors up to the position of religion in the time of Maoism. Attention is devoted especially to fundamental concepts of Chinese religious thinking and to their development within Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and folk religion. Part of the course is an overview of Chinese mythology and pantheon. Basic overview of religious traditions in Japan is also offered.
Literature
  • HUINENG. Tribunová sútra Šestého patriarchy. Translated by Oldřich Král. Vyd. 3. upr., (Ve Vyšehradu. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1999, 123 s. ISBN 8070213450. info
  • KONFUCIUS. Rozpravy : hovory a komentáře. Edited by Augustin Palát, Translated by Vincenc Lesný - Jaroslav Průšek. Vyd. tohoto překladu 2., ko. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1995, 180 s. ISBN 8020402950. info
  • LAOZI and Marina ČARNOGURSKÁ. O ceste Tao a jej tvorivej energii Te. Translated by Egon Bondy. Bratislava: HEVI, 1993, 104 s. ISBN 80-85518-17-1. info
  • ZHUANGZI. Vnitřní kapitoly. Edited by Oldřich Král. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1992, 115 s. ISBN 8020703616. info
  • Kodžiki : japonské mýty. Edited by Viktor Krupa. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Tatran, 1979, 219 s. info
  • KONFUCIUS, MENCIUS and XUNZI. A riekol majster... : (z klasických kníh konfuciánstva). Edited by Marina Čarnogurská - Anna Doležalová. I. vydanie. Bratislava: Tatran, 1977, 186 stran. info
  • Tao : texty staré Číny. Edited by Oldřich Král. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Československý spisovatel, 1971, 139 s. URL info
  • LAOZI. Tao te ťing. Edited by Berta Krebsová. Vydání první. Praha: Odeon, 1971, 296 stran. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
VStupní podmínky zkoušky a kolokvia: referát odevzdaný v písemné podobě.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002.
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