RLB55 Buddhism in the West

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Fri 19. 3. 16:40–18:15 26, Fri 16. 4. 16:40–18:15 26, Fri 14. 5. 16:40–18:15 26
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLA10 Buddhism I && RLA11 Buddhism II
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 focuses on the process of penetration and assimilation of Buddhism within Euro-American culture. It points to western authors (philosophers and writers) who were influenced by Indian and Chinese religious-philosophical traditions. It further deals with social and cultural conditions of the interest in Buddhism and offers an outline of significant figures and religous groups of Buddhist orientation in the West, while concentrating on the Buddhist activities in Britain, USA, Germany and the Czech Republic. Special attention is devoted to new movements emerging within western Buddhism (FWBO, feminist Buddhism, angaged buddhism, etc.).
Literature
  • LUŽNÝ, Dušan. Etika současného angažovaného buddhismu (Ethics of Contemporary Engaged Buddhism). Religio : revue pro religionistiku. Brno: Česká společnost pro studium náboženství Brno, 1998, vol. 6, No 1, p. 78-90. ISSN 1210-3640. info
  • LUŽNÝ, Dušan. Stručné dějiny buddhismu na Západě (A Short History of Buddhism in the West). In E. Conze: Stručné dějiny buddhismu. Brno: Jota, 1997, p. 155-173. ISBN 80-7217-002-3. info
  • LUŽNÝ, Dušan. Friends of the Western Buddhist Order - Nový západní buddhismus. (Friends of the Western Buddhist Order. New Western Buddhism.). Religio : Revue pro religionistiku. Brno: Česká společnost pro studium náboženství Brno, 1996, vol. 4, No 2, p. 183-190. ISSN 1210-3640. info
  • LUŽNÝ, Dušan. Buddhismus v Rakousku (Buddhism in Austria.). Religio : revue pro religionistiku. Brno: Česká společnost pro studium náboženství Brno, 1995, vol. 1995, No 1, p. 79-88. ISSN 1210-3640. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Vstupní podmínky kolokvia: esej.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2014, Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2004, recent)
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