FF:RLB401 Religions of the World II - Course Information

RLB401 Religions of the World II: The East

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Milan Fujda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bc. Mgr. Jakub Havlíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Šindelář, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková

Timetable

Wed 19:10–20:45 zruseno D22

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 250 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/250, only registered: 0/250, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/250

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain the most important religious traditions of the East. Students will be able to work with basic information on Buddhism, Hinduism and Shinto.

Syllabus

• 1. Hinduism: Artificial religion. Origin of Hinduism as the World religion, social and historical context.
• 2. Buddha: Life and teaching; the life of the founder of the religion.
• 3. Cycle of rebirth: Bhavachakra. Basic Buddhist concept of the world.
• 4. Konfucianism and Daoism; the oldest religious-philosophical system in traditional China.
• 5. Buddhism in China; its role in China culture, history and society
• 6. Shinto; the oldest religious-philosophical system in traditional Japon; traditional Japan mythology and its deities.
• 7. Buddhism in Japon; its role in Japon culture, history and society (Nara, Heian and Kamakura periods; 7.-14. century).
• 8. New religious movements in Japon: Tenrikyo, Soka gakkai a Om shinrikyo.
• 9. Joga and tantra. Philosophical tradition of the yoga and tantric world view.

Literature

• Cultural atlas of Japan (Orig.) : Svět Japonska : kulturní atlas. info
• Základní texty východních náboženství. Edited by Dušan Zbavitel. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2007, 188 s. ISBN 9788072038466. info
• CHENG, Anne. Dějiny čínského myšlení. Translated by Helena Beguivinová - Olga Lomová - David Sehnal - Dušan Vávra. 1. vyd. Praha: DrahmaGaia, 2006, xv, 688. ISBN 8086685527. info
• BOWRING, Richard John. The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xvi, 485. ISBN 052185119X. info
• LOPEZ, Donald Jr. Příběh buddhismu. Průvodce dějinami buddhismu a jeho učením. Brno: Barrister and Principal, 2003. ISBN 80-86598-54-3. info
• ADLER, Joseph A. Chinese religions. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2002, 144 s. ISBN 0415262836. 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
• OVERMYER, Daniel L. Náboženství Číny :svět jako živý organismus. V českém jazyce vyd. 2. Praha: Prostor, 1999, 178 s. ISBN 80-85190-98-2. info
• EARHART, H. Byron. Náboženství Japonska :mnoho tradic na jedné svaté cestě. V českém jazyce vyd. 2. Praha: Prostor, 1999, 189 s. ISBN 80-7260-000-1. info
• KNIPE, David M. Hinduismus :experimenty s posvátnem. Vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 1997, 228 s. ISBN 80-85190-57-5. info
• Religions of China in practice. Edited by Donald S. Lopez. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996, xvi, 499 s. ISBN 0-691-02143-0. info
• CHING, Julia. Chinese religions. 1st pub. Houndmills: Macmillan, 1993, xv, 275. ISBN 0333531744. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, class discussion, reading.

Assessment methods

Requirements for colloquium: written test at the end of the semester.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět není určen studentům religionistiky.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
  
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