Japanese

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	61044001	Subject Classification	Area Courses
Subject Name	Japanese Religion A
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Japanese Religion A
Instructor	RIGSBY CURTIS ANDREW
Instructor (Katakana)	リグスビー　カーティス　アンドリュー
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Tues1-2,Fri1-2：IAS K312
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Lectures (handouts, PowerPoint slides)
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Religion
Eligible Students
Keywords	Shinto, Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Confucianism, Kogaku, traditional Japanese arts, modern Japanese philosophy & commentaries on traditional Japanese religion (ex. Kyoto School, Nishida Philosophy), Comparative Thought
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	The aim of this course is to deepen the understanding of the various Japanese religious traditions, and their relationship to Japanese thought and Japanese arts. Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences)　Category：Philosophy / Ethics / Religion / Arts
Expected Outcome
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course is an introduction to the various Japanese religious traditions. This course will examine the history of Japanese religious traditions, but will also comparatively consider their similarities and differences with other religious traditions of the world, as well as their relevance as aesthetic, moral, or theoretical contributions to Japan and the world today.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction lesson2 chpt1 Encountering the Japanese religious world lesson3 Japanese religion as unique and comparatively considered lesson4 chpt2 The past in the present: vignettes of Japanese spiritual life lesson5 highlights of Shinto and Buddhism lesson6 chpt3 The way of the kami: Shinto then and now lesson7 the social and natural worlds in relation to Shinto lesson8 Interlude: Introduction to Buddhism lesson9 chpt4 Early Times: pre-Buddhist Japan and how Buddhism arrived lesson10 East Asian Buddhism lesson11 chpt 5 Magic mountains and the old court: Heian Buddhism and its culture lesson12 Shingon and Tendai lesson13 chpt 6 Warrior Culture, simple faith: the Kamakura Buddhist reformation lesson14 from clerical to popular Buddhism, civic and martial arts, and aesthetics lesson15 Overview & Discussion
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Introducing Japanese Religion, 2nd edition Robert Ellwood 2016 Routledge
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	Handouts, projector (PowerPoint slides)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students must read the assigned readings, give a presentation, and submit a final paper. Students must come prepared to each class with a question-comment card which includes two questions and / or comments about the assigned reading. Although the instructor will give lectures, students are strongly encouraged to enter into discussion.
Requirements	Adjustments may be made to the syllabus mid-term in order to best guide the unique needs of the students.
Grading Method	Assessment will be based on a presentation (50%) and a final report (50%)
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Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
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