JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 17:30–20:45 C33
Prerequisites (in Czech)
JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The present course is closely related to the introductory course on Japanese religions named Japanese Buddhism JAP116, the successful completion of which is compulsory for enrollment in the present course.
After the completion of the course, the student will be able to contextually analyze and addresss the issue of Japanese buddhism based on specific examples of documentaries. The student will be able to adapt the topics introduced during the course in order to comprehend and explain particular phenomena in Shinto and Buddhism in Japan.
Syllabus
  • Buddhism in Japan - revision
  • Shinto documentary
  • Tendai training
  • Shikoku prilgrimages
  • Shugendo
  • Life in a Zen monastery
  • Christians in Japan
  • Magical practices
  • Japanese mandala
  • Fertility Rites
Literature
    required literature
  • BOWRING, Richard John. The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xvi, 485. ISBN 052185119X. info
  • BLACKER, Carmen. The catalpa bow : a study of Shamanistic practices in Japan. London: Routledge, 1999, 384 s. ISBN 1873410859. info
    recommended literature
  • Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
  • BREEN, John and M. J. TEEUWEN. A new history of Shinto. 1st pub. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, x, 264. ISBN 9781405155168. info
  • Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. 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
  • Religions of Japan in practice. Edited by George Joji Tanabe. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1999, xviii, 564. ISBN 9780691057897. info
  • ABE, Ryūichi. The weaving of mantra : Kūkai and the construction of esoteric Buddhist discourse. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999, xviii, 593. ISBN 0231112874. info
  • EARHART, H. Byron. Náboženství Japonska : mnoho tradic na jedné svaté cestě : Religious traditions of the world. Pt. 10, Religions of Japan : many traditions within one sacred way (Orig.). Translated by Robin Heřman. V čes. jaz. vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 1998, 189 s. ISBN 80-85190-80-X. info
Teaching methods
Documentary previews combined with class discussion.
Assessment methods
Active class participation and final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
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